Etymology

chicotte

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Today it means: A long knotted whip with a wooden handle, formerly used as a punishment in the Congo and Portuguese Africa. Full definition →

French chicotte
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  1. French · borrowed fromchicotte
  2. English todaychicotte

From French chicotte.

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