aguacil

Galician

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (alwazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare Spanish alguacil and Italian aguzzino.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɡwaˈθil/, (western) /aɰwaˈsil/

Noun

aguacil m (plural aguacís)

bailiff
Synonyms: godallo, beleguín, andador, bastonario, bailío

Spanish

Etymology

From alguacil.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /aɡwaˈθil/ [a.ɣ̞waˈθil]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aɡwaˈsil/ [a.ɣ̞waˈsil]
Rhymes: -il
Syllabification: a‧gua‧cil

Noun

aguacil m (plural aguaciles)

(Argentina, Uruguay) dragonfly
Synonym: libélula

Further reading

“aguacil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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