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mancuerda

/mæŋˈkwɛədə/

mancuerda noun: a torture method in which a cord is lashed around someone's arms and pulled so as to cut through the skin.

Noun

mancuerda (uncountable)

  1. A torture method in which a cord is lashed around someone's arms and pulled so as to cut through the skin.

Origin of mancuerda

Borrowed from Spanish mancuerda.

Questions about mancuerda

What does mancuerda mean?
Mancuerda means a torture method in which a cord is lashed around someone's arms and pulled so as to cut through the skin.
What part of speech is mancuerda?
Mancuerda is a noun.
How do you pronounce mancuerda?
Mancuerda is pronounced /mæŋˈkwɛədə/.

Words near mancuerda in the dictionary

  1. mancubine
  2. mancubines
  3. mancude
  4. mancude-ring system
  5. mancude-ring systems
  6. mancuerda
  7. Mancunian
  8. Mancunianism
  9. Mancunianisms
  10. Mancunianness
  11. Mancunians

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