curbascio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French courbache, from Ottoman Turkish قرباچ (kırbaç).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kurˈbaʃ.ʃo/
• Rhymes: -aʃʃo
• Hyphenation: cur‧bà‧scio

Noun

curbascio m (plural curbasci)

1. whip

Synonyms

• (1): frustino
• (2): frusta
• (3): staffile, nerbo, sferza

Derived terms

• curbasciata