látigo

Possibly from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍄𐌿𐌲 (*laittug, “lead rope”), from Proto-Germanic *laidtugą (compare Old English lāttēh (“leading rein”)), from *laidijaną (“to lead”) +‎ *tugą (“cord, rope”). Or perhaps from Basque latigoa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlatiɡo/ [ˈla.t̪i.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -atiɡo
• Syllabification: lá‧ti‧go

látigo m (plural látigos)

1. whip (pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod, a plaited or braided rope, or a thong)

   Synonym: fusta

• → English: latigo
• → Maranao: latigo
• → Tagalog: latigo

• azote

• Graupera, Carlos (1972): Nuestra Lengua, Volume 1, p. 38

• “látigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28