fustigar
Portuguese
/fustiˈɡa(ʁ)/, /fuʃtiˈɣaɾ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to flog, whip, lash, beat with force
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fustigo, fustigare, fustis (cudgel, a cudgel, knobbed stick).
Origin
Latin
fustis
Gloss
cudgel, a cudgel, knobbed stick