alguacil

/alɣwaˈsil/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
alguaciles

Meaning

  1. bailiff

    • El alguacil llamó al acusado.

      The bailiff called the defendant.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

huissier

huissier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "bailiff."

Practice

1 What does alguacil mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ llamó al acusado.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alguacil?

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