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hidalgo.

pertaining to the lowest rank of nobility

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/iˈdalɡo/[iˈð̞al.ɣ̞o]
  1. pertaining to the lowest rank of nobility

  2. noble

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish fidalgo, contracted from the also-attested fijo d'algo (literally “son of something”). Compare Portuguese and Galician fidalgo.

noun/iˈdalɡo/[iˈð̞al.ɣ̞o]
  1. minor noble or nobleman, a hidalgo

    masculine
  2. drinking an entire glass of alcohol in one big gulp; to chug

    Spain · masculine
    hacer un hidalgo
    tomar una bebida de hidalgo
  3. the final year that a public servant is in office

    Mexico · masculine
    el año de Hidalgo
  4. a 1000 Mexican peso bill (which displays Miguel Hidalgo)

    Mexico · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish fidalgo, contracted from the also-attested fijo d'algo (literally “son of something”). Compare Portuguese and Galician fidalgo.

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