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alcalde

[ al-kal-dee; Spanish ahl-kahl-the ]
/ ælˈkæl di; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛ /
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noun, plural al·cal·des [al-kal-deez; Spanish ahl-kahl-thes]. /ælˈkæl diz; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛs/. (in Spain and Southwestern U.S.)

a mayor having judicial powers.

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Also al·cade [al-keyd]. /ælˈkeɪd/.

Origin of alcalde

1605–15; <Spanish <Arabic al-qāḍī the judge

Words nearby alcalde

alcahest, Alcaic, alcaide, Alcaids, Alcalá de Henares, alcalde, alcaligenes, Alcamo, Alcandre, Alcan Highway, Alcántara
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alcalde

alcade (ælˈkeɪd)

/ (ælˈkældɪ, Spanish alˈkalde) /

noun

(in Spain and Spanish America) the mayor or chief magistrate in a town

Word Origin for alcalde

C17: from Spanish, from Arabic al-qādī the judge, from qadā to judge
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