alkalde

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔalˈkalde/
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  • Hyphenation: al‧kal‧de

Noun

alkálde (feminine alkaldesa, Basahan spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. mayor
    Synonym: meyor

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: al‧kal‧de
  • IPA(key): /ʔalˈkalde/

Noun

alkálde (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. mayor

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde, from Old Spanish alcalde, alcalle, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “the judge”). Compare Malay kadi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

alkalde (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. mayor
    Synonyms: punong-bayan, punong-lungsod, (slang) yorme

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “alkalde”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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