carnífice
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin carnificem (“butcher”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁˈni.fi.si/
Noun
carnífice m, f (plural carnífices)
- (archaic) executioner (person who carries out a capital punishment)
- (literary) a cruel and violent person
- Synonym: carrasco
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