alcaldada

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Asturian

Etymology

From alcalde +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

Noun

alcaldada f (plural alcaldaes)

  1. abuse of power or authority

References

Catalan

Etymology

From alcalde +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

Noun

alcaldada f (plural alcaldades)

  1. abuse of power or authority
    • 2012 February 27, Francesc Domènech, “Alcaldades”, in El Punt Avui:
      Però com que l'alcalde és l'alcalde i pot fer alcaldades, ja podem començar a afilar el llapis i fer esbossos de com ens agradaria que fos la plaça.
      But as the mayor is the mayor and can commit mayoral abuses, we can already start sharpening a pencil and making sketches of how we'd like the plaza to be.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From alcalde +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alkalˈdada/
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: al‧cal‧da‧da

Noun

alcaldada f (plural alcaldadas)

  1. abuse of power or authority

Further reading