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falakas

falakas is the plural of falaka.

Meaning of falaka

Noun

falaka (usually uncountable, plural falakas)

  1. (usually) A torture method consisting of whipping a person's bare feet.
    • Although technically forbidden, the torture of prisoners through falaka, beating on the soles of the feet or the back of the legs, is very widely practiced in Iran.1995, Kate Millett, The Politics of Cruelty: An Essay on the Literature of Political Imprisonment

Questions about falakas

What is falakas the plural of?
Falakas is the plural of falaka.

Words near falakas in the dictionary

  1. Falahill
  2. Falaise
  3. falaj
  4. falajes
  5. falaka
  6. falakas
  7. falanaka
  8. falandization
  9. falang
  10. Falanga
  11. Falangas

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