alguacil

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare visir and Italian aguzzino.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /alɡwaˈθil/ [al.ɣ̞waˈθil]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alɡwaˈsil/ [al.ɣ̞waˈsil]
Rhymes: -il
Syllabification: al‧gua‧cil

Noun

alguacil m (plural alguaciles)

bailiff
sheriff
Synonyms: sheriff, cherife
(Argentina, Uruguay) dragonfly, damselfly
Synonyms: libélula, aguacil

Alternative forms

alguazil (bailiff, obsolete)

Derived terms

aguacil

Descendants

→ Southeastern Tepehuan: orosiir
→ Tagalog: alguwasil

Further reading

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

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