ecúleo

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin equuleus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ecúleo m (plural ecúleos)

  1. (historical) rack (torture device)
    Synonyms: cavalete, potro
  2. (figurative) torment, torture
    • 1940, Afonso Schmidt, A vida de Paulo Eiró: seguida de uma collectanea inédita de suas poesias organizada[1]:
      Pezares!... Entre o féretro e a existencia, esse ecúleo de dores, que contraste!
      Grief!... Between the bier and existence, that torment of pain, what a contrast!

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