"alguacil" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /alɡwaˈθil/ [Spain], [al.ɣ̞waˈθil] [Spain], /alɡwaˈsil/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [al.ɣ̞waˈsil] [Latin-America, Philippines] Forms: alguaciles [plural]
Rhymes: -il Etymology: Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare visir and Italian aguzzino. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|xaa|وزير|الوَزِير|tr=al-wazīr}} Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), {{der|es|ar|وَزِير||minister}} Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”), {{cog|it|aguzzino}} Italian aguzzino Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} alguacil m (plural alguaciles)
  1. bailiff Tags: masculine Synonyms: bailío
    Sense id: en-alguacil-es-noun-7GRIIq8-
  2. sheriff Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Insects Synonyms: sheriff, cherife
    Sense id: en-alguacil-es-noun-fAURIkCt Disambiguation of Insects: 14 72 14 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 11 79 11
  3. (Argentina, Uruguay) dragonfly, damselfly Tags: Argentina, Uruguay, masculine Synonyms: libélula, aguacil
    Sense id: en-alguacil-es-noun-kGtlXlOp Categories (other): Argentinian Spanish, Uruguayan Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alguazil (english: bailiff) [obsolete] Derived forms: aguacil

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "aguacil"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "stp",
            "2": "orosiir",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Southeastern Tepehuan: orosiir",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Southeastern Tepehuan: orosiir"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "alguwasil",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: alguwasil",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: alguwasil"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "xaa",
        "3": "وزير",
        "4": "الوَزِير",
        "tr": "al-wazīr"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَزِير",
        "4": "",
        "5": "minister"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "aguzzino"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian aguzzino",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare visir and Italian aguzzino.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alguaciles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "alguacil m (plural alguaciles)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "al‧gua‧cil"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bailiff"
      ],
      "id": "en-alguacil-es-noun-7GRIIq8-",
      "links": [
        [
          "bailiff",
          "bailiff"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bailío"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 79 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 72 14",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "es:Insects",
          "parents": [
            "Arthropods",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheriff"
      ],
      "id": "en-alguacil-es-noun-fAURIkCt",
      "links": [
        [
          "sheriff",
          "sheriff"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sheriff"
        },
        {
          "word": "cherife"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Argentinian Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Uruguayan Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dragonfly, damselfly"
      ],
      "id": "en-alguacil-es-noun-kGtlXlOp",
      "links": [
        [
          "dragonfly",
          "dragonfly"
        ],
        [
          "damselfly",
          "damselfly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Argentina, Uruguay) dragonfly, damselfly"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "libélula"
        },
        {
          "word": "aguacil"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Uruguay",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/alɡwaˈθil/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[al.ɣ̞waˈθil]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alɡwaˈsil/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[al.ɣ̞waˈsil]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-il"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "bailiff",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "alguazil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alguacil"
}
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/il",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/il/3 syllables",
    "Spanish 3-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Andalusian Arabic",
    "Spanish terms derived from Andalusian Arabic",
    "Spanish terms derived from Arabic",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "es:Insects"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "aguacil"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "stp",
            "2": "orosiir",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Southeastern Tepehuan: orosiir",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Southeastern Tepehuan: orosiir"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "alguwasil",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: alguwasil",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: alguwasil"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "xaa",
        "3": "وزير",
        "4": "الوَزِير",
        "tr": "al-wazīr"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَزِير",
        "4": "",
        "5": "minister"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "aguzzino"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian aguzzino",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare visir and Italian aguzzino.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alguaciles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "alguacil m (plural alguaciles)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "al‧gua‧cil"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bailiff"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bailiff",
          "bailiff"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bailío"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sheriff"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sheriff",
          "sheriff"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sheriff"
        },
        {
          "word": "cherife"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Argentinian Spanish",
        "Uruguayan Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dragonfly, damselfly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dragonfly",
          "dragonfly"
        ],
        [
          "damselfly",
          "damselfly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Argentina, Uruguay) dragonfly, damselfly"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "libélula"
        },
        {
          "word": "aguacil"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Uruguay",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/alɡwaˈθil/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[al.ɣ̞waˈθil]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/alɡwaˈsil/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[al.ɣ̞waˈsil]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-il"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "bailiff",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "alguazil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alguacil"
}

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