azote
Spanish, noun
azote is spelled A-Z-O-T-E (5 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 31,673rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Azote is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “whip, lash, scourge (multi-tailed whip, especially when used by flagellants for mortification of the sinful flesh)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of azotar. With an accent, azoté is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of azotar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento con que se azota”.
What does azote mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewhip, lash, scourge (multi-tailed whip, especially when used by flagellants for mortification of the sinful flesh)
- 2
masculinelash (stroke with a whip)
- 3
masculinespanking, licking, thrashing (severe beating)
- 4
masculinecalamity, scourge (event that causes great trouble and suffering, such as pestilence)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of azotar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrumento con que se azota. 2. Golpe dado con un instrumento o con la mano en las nalgas. 3. Aflicción, calamidad y la persona que es causa de ella. 4. Persona que mortifica.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of azote
- azotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to azote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is azote in Spanish?
azote appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).