carnífice
Portuguese, noun/kaʁˈni.fi.si/
carnífice is spelled C-A-R-N-Í-F-I-C-E (9 letters). Carnífice is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a cruel and violent person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does carnífice mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfemininemasculineexecutioner (person who carries out a capital punishment)
- 2
femininemasculinea cruel and violent person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of carnífice
- carnífices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carnífice?
- Brazil /kaʁˈni.fi.si/
- Brazil [kaɦˈni.fi.si]
- /kaɾˈni.fi.si/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.