Falanga

name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Italian.

Synonyms

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bastinado

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Falanga.

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