argousin
French edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
argousin m (plural argousins)
Further reading edit
- “argousin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.