argousin
French
Etymology
From Italian aguzzino, through Sicilian and Neapolitan from Catalan algutzir (and variants) or Spanish alguacil (“Saracen bailiff”), from Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr, “the officer”). Doublet of vizir (“vizier”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʁ.ɡu.zɛ̃/
- Rhymes: -ɛ̃
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ar‧gou‧sin
Noun
argousin m (plural argousins)
- (archaic, slang) rozzer, copper
Further reading
- “argousin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- arguions