carnefice

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carnifex. Compare archaic Portuguese carnífice.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /karˈne.fi.t͡ʃe/

Noun

carnefice m (plural carnefici)

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

Related terms

carneficina

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