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Meaning of bamboo torture | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An apocryphal Asian form of torture where a bamboo shoot is allowed to grow through a restrained victim's body, piercing it and eventually emerging on the other side.

uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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