alcalde

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ʔɐlˈkal.dɛ/

Definition of alcalde

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.”
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noun

  1. 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.”

name

  1. A surname from Spanish.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “the judge”). Doublet of qadi and casis.

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