schavot

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schavot, from Old French eschafaud. Cognate with English scaffold.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxaːˈvɔt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: scha‧vot
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

schavot n (plural schavotten, diminutive schavotje n)

  1. a scaffold where public executions or less commonly corporal punishment or other humiliating punishments took place

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skavot
  • → German: Schafott
  • → Papiamentu: skavòt, skavot

Further reading

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