botxí
Catalan
Etymology
From dialectal French botchî, variant of bouchier (“butcher”).
Pronunciation
Noun
botxí m (plural botxins)
- executioner; hangman
- great grey shrike
- Synonym: tuït
Derived terms
- botxí ibèric
- botxinejar
Further reading
- “botxí”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007