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hidalgos

 [hi-dal-goh; Sp. ee-thahl-gaw]   Origin

hi·dal·go

   [hi-dal-goh; Sp. ee-thahl-gaw]
noun, plural -gos  [-gohz; Sp. -gaws] .
1.
a man of the lower nobility in Spain.
2.
(in Spanish America) a man who owns considerable property or is otherwise esteemed.
Origin:
1585–95; < Spanish, contraction of hijo dalgo, Old Spanish fijo dalgo a noble, a person with property, a son with something < Latin filius son + dē from + aliquō something

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hi·dal·go·ism, hi·dal·gism  [hi-dal-jiz-uhm] , noun

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Hi·dal·go

   [hi-dal-goh; Sp. ee-thahl-gaw]
noun
1.
Juan  [hwahn] , c1600–85, Spanish composer and harpist.
2.
a state in central Mexico. 1,409,000; 8057 sq. mi. (20,870 sq. km). Capital: Pachuca.
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hidalgo
1594, from Sp., from O.Sp. fidalgo, shortened from filho de algo "son (L. filus) of someone (L. aliquis)," perhaps an imitation of Ar. ibn-nas "son of people," a complimentary title.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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