DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
strappado
/strə'pɑdoʊ/ · strəpɑdoʊ
Strappado has 3 syllables: strap · pa · do.
strap
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pa
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do
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noun. A form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope.
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