alguacil

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير‎ (alwazīr), from Arabic وَزِير‎ (wazīr, “minister”). Compare visir.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /alɡwaˈθil/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /alɡwaˈsil/

Noun

alguacil m (plural alguaciles)

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

Alternative forms

(bailiff): alguazil (obsolete)

Derived terms

aguacil

Further reading

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

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