alguazil
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish alguacil, from Arabic اَلْوَزِير (al-wazīr, “minister, vizier”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alguazil (plural alguazils)
Translations edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish alguazil (now alguacil), from Arabic اَلْوَزِير (al-wazīr, “minister, vizier”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alguazil m (plural alguazils)
Further reading edit
- “alguazil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: al‧gua‧zil
Noun edit
alguazil m (plural alguazis)
- Alternative form of aguazil
Spanish edit
Noun edit
alguazil m (plural alguaziles)