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scaphism

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A form of execution, among the ancient Persians, in which the victim is fastened into a hollow boat, force-fed and slathered in honey and milk and exposed to insects until the victim's death.

uncountable

Equivalents

Españolescafismo
Françaisscaphisme
DeutschScaphismus
4 more languages
العربيةسكافيزم
Italianoscafismo
한국어스카피즘
Portuguêsescafismo

CEFR level

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