alcalde
Syllables: al·cal·de/ɑlˈkɑldi/
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Philippines/ʔɐlˈkal.dɛ/
alcalde noun: in Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate who has both judicial and administrative functions.
Noun
alcalde (plural alcaldes)
- In Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate who has both judicial and administrative functions.
- There's to be a fair, you know. The alcalde announced it. He's got a good head for business, our alcalde has.1981, Gene Wolfe, chapter I, in The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun; 2), New York: Timescape, →ISBN, page 10
Proper noun capitalized: Alcalde
Alcalde (plural Alcaldes)
- A surname from Spanish.
Forms of alcalde
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | alcaldes |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Alcaldes |
Origin of alcalde
Borrowed from Spanish alcalde, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “the judge”). Doublet of qadi and casis.
Words formed from alcalde
Questions about alcalde
- What does alcalde mean?
- Alcalde means in Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate who has both judicial and administrative functions.
- What part of speech is alcalde?
- Alcalde can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce alcalde?
- Alcalde is pronounced /ɑlˈkɑldi/.
- What is the plural of alcalde?
- The plural of alcalde is alcaldes.
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