castigador

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin castīgātor, corresponding to castigo (“punishment”) +‎ -dor (“-er”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈdoʁ/ [kas.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈdoʁ/ [kas.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kas.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃ.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈdoʁ/ [kaʃ.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kas.t͡ʃi.ɡaˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃ.ti.ɡɐˈdoɾ/ [kɐʃ.ti.ɣɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃ.ti.ɡɐˈdoɾ/ [kɐʃ.ti.ɣɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃ.ti.ɡɐˈdo.ɾi/ [kɐʃ.ti.ɣɐˈðo.ɾi]

Noun

castigador m (plural castigadores, feminine castigadora, feminine plural castigadoras)

1. punisher

   Synonyms: punidor, carrasco

Related terms

• castigar

 

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin castīgātor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kastiɡaˈdoɾ/ [kas.t̪i.ɣ̞aˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: cas‧ti‧ga‧dor

Noun

castigador m (plural castigadores, feminine castigadora, feminine plural castigadoras)

1. punisher

Related terms

• castigar

 

Further reading

• “castigador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10