garrote

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Spanish garrote. Doublet of garrot.

“They’ll call you a filibuster and garrote you. — The Reign of Greed, José Rizal
"It has," the spokesman said: "we sold All of our gay garrotes of gold; With plated-ware we now compress The necks of those whom we assess. — The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
He was found guilty and condemned to death by burning; but at the last moment, when he was chained to a stake and the torch was ready to be applied, the priest in attendance promised that the sentence should be commuted to the easier death by the garrote if he would renounce his idolatry and embrace Christianity. — Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania, Jewett C. (Jewett Castello) Gilson

garotte, garrotte, iron collar

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