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aguzzino

Italian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Possibly through Sicilian and Neapolitan, from Catalan algutzir (and variants) or Spanish alguacil (“Saracen bailiff”), from Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr, “the officer”).[1] Doublet of visir (“vizier”).

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.ɡutˈt͡si.no/, (traditional) /a.ɡudˈd͡zi.no/[2]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: a‧guz‧zì‧no

Noun edit

aguzzino m (plural aguzzini, feminine aguzzina)

  1. jailer
    Synonym: carceriere
  2. (by extension) torturer, persecutor, tyrant
    Synonyms: persecutore, torturatore, vessatore
Descendants edit
  • → French: argousin

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡut.t͡si.no/
  • Rhymes: -uttsino
  • Hyphenation: a‧gùz‧zi‧no

Verb edit

aguzzino

  1. inflection of aguzzare:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

References edit

  1. ^ aguzzino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ aguzzino in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams edit

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