corregidor
US/kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/
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Philippines/ko.ɾɪ.ɡɪˈdoɾ/
corregidor noun: the chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.
Noun
corregidor (plural corregidors)
- The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.
Proper noun capitalized: Corregidor
Corregidor
- An island of the Philippines, administered as part of Cavite City in Cavite.
Forms of corregidor
| plural | corregidors |
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Origin of corregidor
From Spanish corregidor (literally “corrector”).
From Spanish Corregidor.
Questions about corregidor
- What does corregidor mean?
- Corregidor means the chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.
- What part of speech is corregidor?
- Corregidor can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce corregidor?
- Corregidor is pronounced /kəˈrɛɡəˌdɔr/ (US).
- What is the plural of corregidor?
- The plural of corregidor is corregidors.
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