verdugo

Definitions of verdugo
  1. noun
    a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
    synonyms: azote, látigo, tralla, vergajo, zurriaga, zurriago
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    type of:
    golpetazo, impacto
    a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
  2. noun
    a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
    synonyms: pasamontañas
  3. noun
    an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
    synonyms: sayón
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    type of:
    asesino, homicida
    someone who causes the death of a person or animal
  4. noun
    an executioner who hangs the condemned person
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    type of:
    sayón
    an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
  5. noun
    a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
    synonyms: ramita, vara, vareta, varilla, verdugón
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