berdugo
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ber‧du‧go
Etymology 1
From Spanish verdugo.
Noun
berdugo
- an executioner; an official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal
- (archaic) a hangman; an executioner responsible for hanging criminals
Etymology 2
Named after the bird's butchering feeding habit.
Noun
berdugo
- the long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach)
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish verdugo.
Noun
berdugo
- hangman
- executioner