alguwasil
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish alguacil, from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalɡuaˈsil/, [ʔɐl.ɡwɐˈsil]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: al‧gu‧wa‧sil
Noun edit
alguwasíl (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜐᜒᜎ᜔)
- (historical) alguazil; constable; peace officer during Spanish era
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Further reading edit
- “alguwasil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018