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Galician
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare Spanish alguacil and Italian aguzzino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /aɡwaˈθil/
- IPA(key): (gheada) /aħwaˈθil/
- IPA(key): (gheada and seseo) /aħwaˈsil/
- Rhymes: -il
- Hyphenation: a‧gua‧cil
Noun
aguacil m (plural aguacís)
- bailiff
- Synonyms: godallo, beleguín, andador, bastonario, bailío
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From alguacil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aɡwaˈθil/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aɡwaˈsil/
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: a‧gua‧cil
Noun
aguacil m (plural aguaciles)
- (Argentina, Uruguay) dragonfly
- Synonym: libélula
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