alguazil

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
22
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/al(ɡ)wəˈzɪl/ (UK)
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/al(ɡ)wəˈzɪl/ (UK) · /al(ɡ)wəˈziːl/ (UK)

Definition of alguazil

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An officer of the law in Spain or Latin America.
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noun

  1. An officer of the law in Spain or Latin America.
  2. An official who maintains order during a bullfight and ensures that the rules are followed; a referee.

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Etymology

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

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