algoz

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الغُزّ (al-ḡuzz, “Oghuz, a tribe of kafir Turkic mercenary”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: al‧goz

Noun

algoz m or f by sense (plural algozes)

  1. executioner
    Synonym: carrasco
  2. tormentor
    • 2023 August 31, Thiago Resende, “Eduardo Cunha diz que anulação do impeachment de Dilma é ridícula e sem lógica”, in Folha de S.Paulo‎, São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN:
      Cunha foi algoz de Dilma e foi responsável pela formação do blocão, grupo de deputados de centro e de oposição ao PT.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ “algoz”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “algoz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
  • Felipe Maíllo Salgado, El arabismo algoz(<al-guzz). Contenido y uso. →ISSN, Universidad de Sevilla
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