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alguazil.

An officer of the law in Spain or Latin America.

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Meaning & usage

noun/al(ɡ)wəˈzɪl/UK/al(ɡ)wəˈziːl/UK
  1. An officer of the law in Spain or Latin America.

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

Where this word comes from

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

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