alguwasil

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• algwasil
• agwasil
• agusil

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alguacil, from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalɡuaˈsil/ [ʔɐl.ɡwɐˈsil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: al‧gu‧wa‧sil

Noun

alguwasíl (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜐᜒᜎ᜔)

1. (historical) alguazil; constable; peace officer during Spanish era

Related terms

• alguwasil mayor

 

See also

• konstable
• pulis

 

Further reading

• “alguwasil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018