Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (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 edit

algoz m or f by sense (plural algozes)

  1. executioner
    Synonym: carrasco
  2. tormentor

Descendants edit

  • Malay: algojo, algoja, legojo, legoja

References edit

  • Felipe Maíllo Salgado, El arabismo algoz(<al-guzz). Contenido y uso. →ISSN, Universidad de Sevilla