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Spanish
Etymology
From alcalde (“mayor”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alkalˈdesa/
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: al‧cal‧de‧sa
Noun
alcaldesa f (plural alcaldesas)
- female equivalent of alcalde, female mayor
2019 December 20, Alfonso L. Congostrina, “Los Mossos cargan contra los activistas que pretendían frenar un desahucio en Gràcia”, in El País:La alcaldesa de Barcelona, Ada Colau, ha protestado en su cuenta de Twitter por la actuación de los Mossos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (colloquial) mayor's wife
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