algoz

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡo(j)s/ [aʊ̯ˈɡo(ɪ̯)s], /awˈɡɔ(j)s/ [aʊ̯ˈɡɔ(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈɡo(j)ʃ/ [aʊ̯ˈɡo(ɪ̯)ʃ], /awˈɡɔ(j)ʃ/ [aʊ̯ˈɡɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈɡoʃ/ [aɫˈɣoʃ], /alˈɡɔʃ/ [aɫˈɣɔʃ]

Noun

algoz m or f by sense (plural algozes)

executioner
Synonym: carrasco
tormentor

Descendants

Malay: algojo, algoja, legojo, legoja
- Indonesian: algojo, legojo

References

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

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