algoz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الغُزّ (al-ḡuzz, “Oghuz, a tribe of kafir Turkic mercenary”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɡɔ(j)s/ [aʊ̯ˈɡɔ(ɪ̯)s], /awˈɡo(j)s/ [aʊ̯ˈɡo(ɪ̯)s]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awˈɡɔ(j)ʃ/ [aʊ̯ˈɡɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ], /awˈɡo(j)ʃ/ [aʊ̯ˈɡo(ɪ̯)ʃ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈɡɔʃ/ [aɫˈɣɔʃ], /alˈɡoʃ/ [aɫˈɣoʃ]

  • Hyphenation: al‧goz

Noun

algoz m or f by sense (plural algozes)

  1. executioner
    Synonym: carrasco
  2. tormentor

Descendants
  • Malay: algojo, algoja, legojo, legoja

References
  1. “algoz” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “algoz” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
  • Felipe Maíllo Salgado, El arabismo algoz(<al-guzz). Contenido y uso. →ISSN, Universidad de Sevilla
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