alvazil
Portuguese, noun/aw.vaˈziw/
alvazil is spelled A-L-V-A-Z-I-L (7 letters). Alvazil is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of alguazil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “governante”.
What does alvazil mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of alguazil
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. governante
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alvazil
- alvazis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alvazil?
- Brazil /aw.vaˈziw/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.vaˈziʊ̯]
- Portugal /al.vɐˈzil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.