falanga
noun
fa·lan·ga
fəˈläŋgə,
-aŋ-
plural -s
: a method of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten
Word History
Etymology
probably from New Greek phalanga, oblique form of phalangas bastinado, modification (probably influenced by New Greek phalangi roller put under a ship) of Turkish falaka whiffletree, staff and loop for holding the feet of a bastinado victim, bastinado, from Arabic falaqa