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flagelo

Pronunciation: /flaˈxelo/

“flagelo” is a Spanish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. whip
  2. flagellum
  3. calamity, sorrow, affliction
  4. disaster

In Spanish

  1. Correa flexible, dotada o no de mango, usada para castigar con azotes.
  2. Por extensión, cosa cualquiera que provoca dolor o pena.
  3. Por analogía, impacto repetido del agua contra una superficie sólida.
  4. Orgánulo cilíndrico, similar a un cilio, que presentan algunas células, permitiéndoles moverse o mover parte de su entorno.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flagellum.

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