sayón
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el sayón
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (history)
a. executioner
El sayón alzó su hacha para decapitar al reo.The executioner raised his ax to behead the criminal.
2. (religious)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Un grupo de sayones se reunió para la procesión de Semana Santa.A group of people wearing their robes gathered for the Holy Week procession.
Una procesión de sayones vestidos con capuchas en forma de cono y largas túnicas se movía lentamente por las calles.A procession of men in cone shaped hoods and long robes moved slowly along the streets.
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