aguacil

== Galician == === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). Compare Spanish alguacil and Italian aguzzino. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -il Hyphenation: a‧gua‧cil === Noun === aguacil m (plural aguacís) bailiff Synonyms: godallo, beleguín, andador, bastonario, bailío === Further reading === “aguacil”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From alguacil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɡwaˈθil/ [a.ɣ̞waˈθil] (Spain) IPA(key): /aɡwaˈsil/ [a.ɣ̞waˈsil] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -il Syllabification: a‧gua‧cil === Noun === aguacil m (plural aguaciles) (Rioplatense) dragonfly Synonym: libélula === Further reading === “aguacil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025