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frusta

frusta

English

Noun

frusta

  1. plural of frustum

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fūstis (with the addition of an onomatopoeic r), possibly from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷʰen- (to slay, kill).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrus.ta/, [ˈfr̺us̪t̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: frù‧sta

Noun

frusta f (plural fruste)

  1. whip
  2. whisk
  3. strap

Verb

frusta

  1. third-person singular present indicative of frustare
  2. second-person singular imperative of frustare

Latin

Noun

frusta

  1. nominative plural of frustum
  2. accusative plural of frustum
  3. vocative plural of frustum

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