schavot

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch schavot, from Old French eschafaud.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sxaːˈvɔt/
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  • Hyphenation: scha‧vot
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun[edit]

schavot n (plural schavotten, diminutive schavotje n)

  1. A scaffold where public executions or less commonly corporal punishment or other humiliating punishments took place.

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: skavot
  • German: Schafott
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