verdugo
Portuguese, noun/veʁˈdu.ɡu/
verdugo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “executioner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “algoz”.
What does verdugo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineexecutioner
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. duro, rijo
noun: 1. algoz 2. carrasco 3. indivíduo cruel, desumano, que dá maus tratos a alguém 4. parte que, nas rodas dos vagões, fica saliente dos trilhos do lado interior da via, para evitar descarrilhamentos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of verdugo
- verdugos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce verdugo?
- Brazil /veʁˈdu.ɡu/
- Brazil [veɦˈdu.ɡu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is verdugo in Portuguese?
verdugo appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).