This word is from the Spanish verdugo.
berdugo
hangman
berdugo
executioner who hangs condemned people
berdugong mamamatay-tao
person-killing hangman
dalawang berdugong itinalaga
two designated hangmen
Mga Berdugo ng Marikina
The Hangmen of Marikina
ehekutór
executioner
mámamátay-tao
killer
The native Tagalog word is tagabitay (root word: bitay).
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
berdúgo: tagapangasiwa ng hatol na kamatayan
berdúgo: mámamátay-tao
