algoz

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) executioner
2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) tormentor

Concepten

beul

scherprechter

galgje

Synoniemen

carrasco

verdugo

carnífice

Vertalingen

bourreau

boia

executioner

botxí

carnefice

Scharfrichter

Henker

δήμιος

hangman

verdugo

cellat

جلاَّد

giustiziere

εκτελεστής

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/awˈɡɔ(j)s/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Arabisch: غز

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic الغُزّ (al-ḡuzz, “Oghuz, a tribe of kafir Turkic mercenary”).