Etymology
Spanish
látigo, from Catalan or Portuguese látego, probably from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍄𐌿𐌲, cognate with Old English lāttēh.
Noun
(
plural latigos or
latigoes)
- a strap used to tighten a cinch
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- 1994: Then they tightened the latigos on their horses and mounted up. — Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing
