vergasta

== Galician == === Alternative forms === vargasta, vergastra === Etymology === Attested since circa 1750. Probably from verga (“rod”), but compare Asturian vardasca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [beɾˈɣastɐ] === Noun === vergasta f (plural vergastas) cane or rod for whipping 1886, in O Galiciano, 91, p. 3: Synonyms: fustriga, verga, xostra ==== Related terms ==== verga === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vergastra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vergasta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ver‧gas‧ta === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== vergasta f (plural vergastas) cane (short rod used for corporal punishment) (loosely) any type of whip Synonyms: açoite, chibata, chicote, látego ===== Related terms ===== vergar vergastar === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== vergasta inflection of vergastar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “vergasta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “vergasta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026