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
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: ar‧gou‧sin

Noun

argousin m (plural argousins)

(archaic, slang) rozzer, copper

Further reading

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

Anagrams

arguions

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