alguazil

• alguacil

From Early Modern Spanish and Portuguese alguazil, from Arabic اَلْوَزِير (al-wazīr, “minister, vizier”). Doublet of vizier and wazir.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /al(ɡ)wəˈzɪl/, /al(ɡ)wəˈziːl/

alguazil (plural alguazils)

1. An officer of the law in Spain or Latin America. [from 16th c.]
2. (bullfighting) An official who maintains order during a bullfight and ensures that the rules are followed; a referee.

Borrowed from Spanish alguazil (now alguacil), from Arabic اَلْوَزِير (al-wazīr, “minister, vizier”).

• IPA^(key): /al.ɡwa.zil/

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alguazil m (plural alguazils)

1. alguazil; loosely law officer, constable

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

• aguazil

from Arabic اَلْوَزِير (al-wazīr, “minister, vizier”). Doublet of vazir.

• Hyphenation: al‧gua‧zil

alguazil m (plural alguazis)

1. (archaic) alguazil (officer of the law)
2. (archaic) provincial governor

alguazil m (plural alguaziles)

1. obsolete form of alguacil