alguazil
English
Etymology
From Spanish alguacil, from Arabic اَلْوَزِير (al-wazīr, “minister, vizier”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
alguazil (plural alguazils)
Translations
officer of the law in Spain or Latin America
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish alguazil (now alguacil), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic اَلْوَزِير (al-wazīr, “minister, vizier”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alguazil m (plural alguazils)
Further reading
- “alguazil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Noun
alguazil m (plural alguazis)
- Alternative form of aguazil
Spanish
Noun
alguazil m (plural alguaziles)
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