alcalde

American

[al-kal-dee, ahl-kahl-the] / ælˈkæl di, ɑlˈkɑl ðɛ /

Also alcade

noun

a mayor having judicial powers.

alcalde British

/ alˈkalde, ælˈkældɪ, ælˈkeɪd /

noun

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

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noun

alcaldes

plural

Etymology

Origin of alcalde

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

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