carnífice

Portuguese

/kaʁˈni.fi.si/

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) executioner person who carries out a capital punishment
  • (literary) a cruel and violent person

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carnificem, carnifex (butcher).

Origin

Latin

carnificem, carnifex

Gloss

butcher

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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