berdugo

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

From Spanish verdugo.

Noun

berdugo

  1. hangman
  2. executioner
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