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English
Noun
alguacil (plural alguacils or alguaciles)
- Alternative form of alguazil
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare visir and Italian aguzzino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alɡwaˈθil/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alɡwaˈsil/
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: al‧gua‧cil
Noun
alguacil m (plural alguaciles)
- bailiff
- Synonym: bailío
- sheriff
- Synonyms: sheriff, cherife
- (Argentina, Uruguay) dragonfly, damselfly
- Synonyms: libélula, aguacil
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