carnefice

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1 Italian

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin carnifex. Compare archaic Portuguese carnífice.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /karˈne.fi.t͡ʃe/

Noun[edit]

carnefice m (plural carnefici)

executioner
Synonym: boia
torturer, tormentor, persecutor
Synonym: torturatore
victimizer, brutal murderer
(games) hangman
Synonym: boia

Related terms[edit]

carneficina

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