alcalde

al·cal·de

A a

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [al-kal-dee; Spanish ahl-kahl-th e]
- /ælˈkæl di; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛ/
- /ˈalkaldə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [al-kal-dee; Spanish ahl-kahl-th e]
- /ælˈkæl di; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛ/

Definitions of alcalde word

noun alcalde (in Spain and Spanish America) the mayor or chief magistrate in a town 3
noun alcalde the mayor of a Spanish or Spanish-American town, with certain judicial powers 3
noun plural alcalde a mayor having judicial powers. 1
noun alcalde A magistrate or mayor in a Spanish, Portuguese, or Latin American town. 1
noun alcalde In Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate who has both judicial and administrative functions. 0

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

1605-15; < Spanish < Arabic al-qāḍī the judge

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer