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verdugo.

executioner, hangman (official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/beɾˈduɡo/[beɾˈð̞u.ɣ̞o]
  1. executioner, hangman (official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal)

    masculine
  2. tyrant

    masculine
  3. puntilla (small dagger for administering the coup de grâce to the bull)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *virdūcus, from *virde, from Latin viridis (“green”), with the meaning of "a green stick used to beat someone".

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.