alcalde

[ al-kal-dee; Spanish ahl-kahl-the ]

noun,plural al·cal·des [al-kal-deez; Spanish ahl-kahl-thes]. /ælˈkæl diz; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛs/. (in Spain and Southwestern U.S.)
  1. a mayor having judicial powers.

Origin of alcalde

1
1605–15; <Spanish <Arabic al-qāḍī the judge
  • Also al·cade [al-keyd]. /ælˈkeɪd/.

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alcalde

alcade (ælˈkeɪd)

/ (ælˈkældɪ, Spanish alˈkalde) /


noun
  1. (in Spain and Spanish America) the mayor or chief magistrate in a town

Origin of alcalde

1
C17: from Spanish, from Arabic al-qādī the judge, from qadā to judge

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