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- [al-kal-dee; Spanish ahl-kahl-th e]
- /ælˈkæl di; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛ/
- /ˈalkaldə/
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- [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
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Origin of alcalde
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Spanish < Arabic al-qāḍī the judge
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Parts of speech for Alcalde
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alcalde popularity
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.
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