azote
Meanings
Noun
1. whip, lash, scourge (multi-tailed whip, especially when used by flagellants for mortification of the sinful flesh)
2. lash (stroke with a whip) (countable)
3. spanking, licking, thrashing (severe beating) (uncountable)
4. calamity, scourge (event that causes great trouble and suffering, such as pestilence)
Examples2
No azotes a tus hijos.
Don't spank your kids.
Cuando era pequeño, me daban unos azotes cuando hacía algo malo.
When I was a child, I was spanked if I did something wrong.