algoz

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic الغُزّ (al-ḡuzz, “kafir Turkic mercenary”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Turkish oğuz (“tribal military division”)

Noun

algoz m or f (plural es)

  1. executioner
  2. tormentor

Descendants

  • Malay: algojo, algoja, legojo, legoja

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References

  • Felipe Maíllo Salgado, El arabismo algoz(<al-guzz). Contenido y uso. →ISSN, Universidad de Sevilla
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