alguwasil

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === algwasil — superseded, pre-2007 aguwasil — superseded, pre-2014 agwasil agusil === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alguacil, from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalɡuaˈsil/ [ʔɐl.ɡwɐˈsɪl] Rhymes: -il Syllabification: al‧gu‧wa‧sil === Noun === alguwasíl (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜐᜒᜎ᜔) (law enforcement, historical) alguazil; constable; sheriff; peace officer during Spanish era (bullfighting) alguazil (official who maintains order during a bullfight) ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “alguwasil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 24