Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strapado

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stra-pa-do
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope

Synonyms

strappado

Questions

What does strapado mean?: a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope

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