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strapado

strapado

9.9
A torture method tying hands behind the back and dropping a person by the wrists to cause severe pain
  • noun
  • /strəˈpɑːdoʊ/
  • Offensive
: estrapamiento
  • The prisoner was subjected to strapado during the interrogation.

Examples

  • In the museum, there is an exhibit detailing the use of strapado in medieval Europe.

  • Many historical accounts describe the horrors of strapado.

  • Historical records describe the strapado as a particularly brutal form of torture.

  • The prisoner was subjected to the strapado during the inquisition.

  • Historical records describe the strapado as a particularly brutal form of torture.

  • In the museum, there is an exhibit detailing the use of strapado in medieval Europe.

  • The prisoner was subjected to the strapado during the inquisition.

Synonyms

strappado
vsstrapado
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A torture method that ties hands behind the back, hangs the person by the wrists and suddenly drops them

is written with two p letters instead of one

Antonyms

release
282 1.8

An act of letting someone or something go free from being held

Surface Forms

strapado singular
strapados plural

Etymology

Strapado comes from the Italian verb strappare, which means 'to pull' or 'to tear'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture someone tied and suddenly pulled up by a rope or straps, because the name of the torture describes that painful pulling.