noun, masculine/beɾˈduɡo/plural: verdugos
executioner, hangman (official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal); tyrant; puntilla (small dagger for administering the coup de grâce to the bull)
““La verdad de los verdugos no se reproduce en los archivos. Es la tierra la que habla”, afirma Guijo.”
Synonyms: oficial, tirano
Uncertain. Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *virdūcus, from *virde, from Latin viridis (“green”), with the meaning of "a green stick used to beat someone".