latigo
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See also látigo
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish látigo (“whip”), from Catalan or Portuguese látego (“whip”), probably from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍄𐌿𐌲 (laittug), cognate with Old English lāttēh.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈlætɪɡəʊ/
Noun [edit]
latigo (plural latigos or latigoes)
- a strap used to tighten a cinch
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- 1994: Then they tightened the latigos on their horses and mounted up. — Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing
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