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saig

Pronunciation: [ˈsat͡ʃ]

“saig” is a Catalan word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. sheriff, bailiff
  2. town crier
  3. axillary wrasse (Symphodus mediterraneus)
  4. corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)

In Catalan

  1. Oficial de justícia a les ordres de jutges i autoritats: citacions, embargaments, detencions i execució de penes.
  2. canari
  3. enrocador
  4. fadrí
  5. llavió
  6. tord flassader

Etymology

According to Coromines, from Medieval Latin sagio, from Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”).

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