Where does “açoite” come from?

açoite (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese açoute, from Arabic سَوْط — the whip; whip, cane; whip, scourge.

açoite (Portuguese): whip, crop, scourge, lash

Definitions

  1. whip, crop, scourge, lash

Ancestry of “açoite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseaçouteAlternative form of açoite
2Arabicسَوْطthe whip; whip, cane; whip, scourge

Words derived from “açoite”

Every word from Arabic سَوْط →Every word from Portuguese açoute →