Meaning of depalmo | Babel Free
Definitions
to strike with the open hand, to box on the ear; to slap.
conjugation-1
Examples
“c. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae XXI.XII:Translation Eum servus sequebatur ferens crumenam plenam assium; ut quemque depalmaverat, numerari statim secundum Duodecim Tabulas quinque et viginti asses iubebat. 1927 translation by John C. Rolfe”
A slave followed him with a purse full of asses; as often as he had buffeted anyone, he ordered twenty-five asses to be counted out at once, according to the provision of the Twelve Tables.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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