strappado

English

Etymology

Italian strappata, from strappare (“to pull”).

Noun

strappado (countable and uncountable, plural strappados or strappadoes)

A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.

Translations

form of torture

Czech: estrapáda
Finnish: strappado
French: estrapade (fr) f
German: Strappado (de), Pendel (de)

Italian: strappata (it) f, tratti di fune
Portuguese: estrapada f
Spanish: garrucha (es) f
Swedish: strappado

Verb

strappado (third-person singular simple present strappados, present participle strappadoing, simple past and past participle strappadoed)

(transitive) To torture by means of this device.