ecúleo

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos
Proto-Italic *ekwos
Latin equus
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Proto-Italic *-eos
Latin -eus
Latin -uleus
Latin equuleuslbor.
Portuguese ecúleo

    Learned borrowing from Latin equuleus.

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    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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