el
masculine
/beɾˈðuɣo/
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Translation
executioner, hangman
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralverdugos
Examples
cubierta.
In those days the executioner always kept his face covered.
novela .
The novel tells the story of a sixteenth-century executioner.
temida evitada .
The executioner was a figure feared and avoided by everyone.
¿ medieval?
Do you know what role the executioner had in the medieval city?
figurado sufrir.
Sometimes we use verdugo figuratively for someone who makes us suffer.
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