Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese açoute (lash) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic ال (al-) + سَوْط (sawṭ, whip, cane). Cognate with Portuguese açoute and Spanish azote.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /aˈθowta/ [aˈθow.t̪ɐ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /aˈsowta/ [aˈsow.t̪ɐ]

Noun

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azouta f (plural azoutas)

  1. spank
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