Alguacil

/ˌælɡwəˈsil/ noun

A Spanish or Spanish-American law officer or constable; a minor judicial official.

From Spanish 'alguacil', which comes from Arabic 'al-wazir' (minister/official). The word traveled from Arabic through Spanish into English via the American Southwest, reflecting centuries of linguistic exchange in Iberia and the Americas.

AM alguacil
AR alguacil
BN alguacil
CA alguacil
CS alguacil
DA alguacil
DE alguacil
EL alguacil
ES alguacil
FA alguacil
FI alguacil
FR alguacil
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