bastonnade
French
noun
Definitions
- caning, any beating with a stick
- specifically, falaka (oriental beating of the soles of the feet)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French bastonnade.
Origin
Middle French
bastonnade
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bastinado English
- bastonnade Dutch, Flemish
- bastonada Spanish, Castilian
- bastonnade Middle French