Definition
A method of execution or torture using a cord or wire twisted tight around the neck, or the device itself; also spelled garrote.
Etymology
From Spanish 'garrote,' possibly from a Basque or Celtic root. The practice was used in Spain and Latin America, and the word entered English in the 18th-19th centuries as descriptions of Spanish legal punishments spread.
Kelly Says
Garroting was technically considered a 'humane' execution method in Spain because it was supposed to be quick, but it was also used by criminals as a violent robbery technique—the same tool, completely different moral meaning.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ማጥፋት
en-k'u-la-l ma-ta-fat
ARالعربية
اختناق
ikht-naaq
BNবাংলা
গলা কেটে
gola ket-eh
CACatalà
estrangulament
es-tran-glama-nent
DADansk
strangulering
strang-u-le-ring
ELΕλληνικά
στείσις
ste-isis
ESEspañol
garrote
gar-ROH-teh
FRFrançais
étranglement
et-rãN-glamaN
HEעברית
הétranglement
he-tran-glamaN
HIहिन्दी
गला घोंटना
ga-la ghon-tana
HUMagyar
szorítás
shor-ee-tas
IDBahasa Indonesia
pelengkap
pe-len-kap
ITItaliano
garrota
gar-ROH-tah
MSBahasa Melayu
pelengkap
pe-len-kap
MYမြန်မာ
လိပ်ပြု
leip-pyu
NLNederlands
stranguul
strang-ool
NONorsk
strangulering
strang-u-le-ring
PTPortuguês
garrote
gah-ROH-teh
RORomână
strangulare
strang-u-la-reh
RUРусский
удавить
oo-dah-vee-ty
SWKiswahili
kufungua
koo-fun-goo-ah
TAதமிழ்
கழுத்துப் பிடித்தல்
kazhut-tup pid-thal
TLTL
pag-a-higpit
pa-ga-hig-pit
UKУкраїнська
душити
doo-shee-ty
URاردو
گلا گھونٹنا
glah ghon-tana
VITiếng Việt
chèn cổ
chen-co
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-thwa-la