alguazil

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /alɡwəˈzɪl/, /alɡwəˈziːl/

alguazil (plural alguazils)

1. An officer of the law in Spain or Latin America. [from 16th c.]

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

• IPA^(key): /al.ɡwa.zil/

alguazil m (plural alguazils)

1. alguazil; loosely law officer, constable

• “alguazil” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

alguazil m (plural alguazis)

1. Alternative form of aguazil

alguazil m (plural alguaziles)

1. Obsolete form of alguacil.