argousin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian aguzzino, through Sicilian and Neapolitan from Catalan algutzir (and variants) or Spanish alguacil (“Saracen bailiff”), from Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr, “the officer”). Doublet of vizir (“vizier”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡu.zɛ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

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• Hyphenation: ar‧gou‧sin

Noun

argousin m (plural argousins)

1. (archaic, slang) rozzer, copper

Further reading

• “argousin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• arguions