alcalde

[ al-kal-dee; Spanish ahl-kahl-th e ]
/ ælˈkæl di; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛ /

noun, plural al·cal·des [al-kal-deez; Spanish ahl-kahl-th es] /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

alcaeus, alcahest, alcaic, alcaide, alcaids, alcalde, alcaligenes, alcalá de henares, alcamo, alcan highway, alcandre
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British Dictionary definitions for alcalde

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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