Polyglot Dictionary

verdugo

/beɾˈðuɣo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los verdugos

Meaning

  1. executioner

    • El verdugo alzó el hacha.

      The executioner raised the axe.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Henker

Henker is the German word for the same thing — both mean "executioner."

Portuguese

carrasco

carrasco is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "executioner."

Practice

1 What does verdugo mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ alzó el hacha.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verdugo?

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