alguazil

n. 警官

发音

UK /al(ɡ)wəˈzɪl/
UK /al(ɡ)wəˈziːl/

词形变化

alguazils 复数 alguazils

别名

alguacil

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An officer of the law in Spain or Latin America.

  2. 2.

    An official who maintains order during a bullfight and ensures that the rules are followed; a referee.

词源

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

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