garrot
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
garrot (plural garrots)
- A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.
- The Army doctor used a garrot to stop the bleeding from the injured soldier's wound.
Verb edit
garrot (third-person singular simple present garrots, present participle garroting, simple past and past participle garroted)
- Alternative form of garrote
Translations edit
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown.
Noun edit
garrot (plural garrots)
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
garrot m (plural garrots)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “garrot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French edit
Etymology edit
From Provençal garra (“leg”) (see jarret) + the suffix -ot.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
garrot m (plural garrots)
- tourniquet
- garrot (small wooden cylinder)
- garrote
- goldeneye (duck)
- withers
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “garrot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.