aguacil

Galician

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare Spanish alguacil and Italian aguzzino.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aɡwaˈθil/ [ɑ.ɣ̞waˈθiɫ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /aɡwaˈθil/ [ɑ.ɣ̞waˈθiɫ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /aħwaˈθil/ [ɑ.ħwaˈθiɫ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada and seseo) /aħwaˈsil/ [ɑ.ħwaˈsiɫ]

• Rhymes: -il
• Hyphenation: a‧gua‧cil

Noun

aguacil m (plural aguacís)

1. bailiff

   Synonyms: godallo, beleguín, andador, bastonario, bailío

Further reading

• “aguacil”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From alguacil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡwaˈθil/ [a.ɣ̞waˈθil] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aɡwaˈsil/ [a.ɣ̞waˈsil] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: a‧gua‧cil

Noun

aguacil m (plural aguaciles)

1. (Rioplatense) dragonfly

   Synonym: libélula

Further reading

• “aguacil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025