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arguido

arguido noun: a person kept for questioning who is not a formal suspect and has certain rights that a witness or suspect would not have.

Noun

arguido (plural arguidos)

  1. A person kept for questioning who is not a formal suspect and has certain rights that a witness or suspect would not have.

Forms of arguido

pluralarguidos

Origin of arguido

From Portuguese arguido; entered British English in 2007 through extensive news coverage of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal.

Questions about arguido

What does arguido mean?
Arguido means a person kept for questioning who is not a formal suspect and has certain rights that a witness or suspect would not have.
What part of speech is arguido?
Arguido is a noun.
What is the plural of arguido?
The plural of arguido is arguidos.

Words near arguido in the dictionary

  1. argufier
  2. argufiers
  3. argufies
  4. argufy
  5. argufying
  6. arguido
  7. arguidos
  8. Arguijo
  9. Arguijos
  10. arguin'
  11. arguing

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