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Where does “alguacil” come from?

alguacil (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic وزير, from Arabic وَزِير — helper, aide, minister, one who bears; helper,...

alguacil (Spanish): bailiff; dragonfly, damselfly

Definitions

  1. bailiff; dragonfly, damselfly

Ancestry of “alguacil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicوزير—
2Arabicوَزِيرhelper, aide, minister, one who bears; helper,...

Words derived from “alguacil”

  • alguazil
Every word from Arabic وَزِير →