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alcalde.

mayor (the leader of a city or a municipality)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/alˈkalde/[alˈkal̪.d̪e]
  1. mayor (the leader of a city or a municipality)

    masculine
  2. an official such as an administrator, mayor, or judge

    Southwestern · Spain · US · masculine
  3. A variation of brisca for three players, that is played with the forty-card pack of Spanish-suited playing cards.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish alcalde, alcalle, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “the judge”).

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