aguzzino
Italian
Etymology
From Catalan algozir, from Spanish alguacil, from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɡudˈd͡zi.no/
Noun
aguzzino m (plural aguzzini, feminine aguzzina)
- jailer
- Synonym: carceriere
- (by extension) torturer, persecutor, tyrant
- Synonyms: persecutore, torturatore, vessatore
References
- aguzzino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- guizzano