algojo

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese algoz (“executioner; tormentor”), from Arabic الغُزّ (al-ḡuzz, “Oghuz, a tribe of kafir Turkic mercenary”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈɡod͡ʒo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧go‧jo

Noun

algojo (plural algojo-algojo)

  1. executioner, an official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal

Alternative forms

  • legojo

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

algojo

  1. romanization of ꦲꦭ꧀ꦒꦺꦴꦗꦺꦴ
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