berdugo

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ber‧du‧go

Etymology 1

From Spanish verdugo.

Noun

berdugo

  1. an executioner; an official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal
  2. (archaic) a hangman; an executioner responsible for hanging criminals

Etymology 2

Named after the bird's butchering feeding habit.

Noun

berdugo

  1. the long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish verdugo.

Pronunciation

Noun

berdugo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

  1. (law) executioner
    Synonyms: ehekutor, manunungol
  2. (law) hangman
    Synonym: tagabitay