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noun, feminine

bastonnade

/bas.tɔ.nad/

noun, feminine/bas.tɔ.nad/plural: bastonnades

caning, any beating with a stick; specifically, falaka (oriental beating of the soles of the feet)

Inherited from Middle French bastonnade, from Italian bastonata, Spanish bastonada, or Provençal bastonada. Equivalent to bâton + -ade. Doublet of bâtonnée.