bastonnade

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bastonnade, from Middle French bastonnade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɑs.tɔˈnaː.də/

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• Hyphenation: bas‧ton‧na‧de
• Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

bastonnade f (plural bastonnades, diminutive bastonnadetje n)

1. caning, any beating with a stick
2. specifically, falaka (oriental beating of the soles of the feet)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bastonnade, from Italian bastonata, Spanish bastonada, or Provençal bastonada. Equivalent to bâton + -ade. Doublet of bâtonnée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas.tɔ.nad/

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Noun

bastonnade f (plural bastonnades)

1. caning, any beating with a stick
2. specifically, falaka (oriental beating of the soles of the feet)

Descendants

• → Dutch: bastonnade

Further reading

• “bastonnade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• abondantes, désabonnât

Middle French

Etymology

From Italian bastonata, Spanish bastonada, or Provençal bastonada.

Noun

bastonnade f (plural bastonnades)

1. beating (specifically with a rod or stick)

Related terms

• baston

Descendants

• French: bastonnade