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Where does “estrapade” come from?

estrapade (English) comes from French estrapade, from Italian strappada.

estrapade (English): The rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a...

Definitions

  1. The rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a...

Ancestry of “estrapade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchestrapadestrappado, a torture or punishment technique...
2Italianstrappada—
Every word from Italian strappada →