hidalgo

¹

[ hi-dal-goh; Spanish ee-thahl-gaw ]

noun

, plural hi·dal·gos [hi-, dal, -gohz, ee-, thahl, -gaws].

1. a man of the lower nobility in Spain.
2. (in Spanish America) a man who owns considerable property or is otherwise esteemed.

Hidalgo

²

[ hi-dal-goh; Spanish ee-thahl-gaw ]

noun

1. Juan [hwahn], c1600–85, Spanish composer and harpist.
2. a state in central Mexico. 8,057 sq. mi. (20,870 sq. km). : Pachuca.

hidalgo

¹

/ hɪˈdælɡəʊ; iˈðalɣo /

noun

1. a member of the lower nobility in Spain

Hidalgo

²

/ hɪˈdælɡəʊ; iˈðalɣo /

noun

1. a state of central Mexico: consists of a high plateau, with the Sierra Madre Oriental in the north and east; ancient remains of Teltec culture (at Tula); rich mineral resources. Capital: Pachuca. Pop: 2 231 392 (2000). Area: 20 987 sq km (8103 sq miles)

Other Words From

• hi·dalgo·ism hi·dal·gism [hi-, dal, -jiz-, uh, m], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hidalgo¹

1585–95; < Spanish, contraction of hijo dalgo, Old Spanish fijo dalgo a noble, a person with property, a son with something < Latin filius son + dē from + aliquō something

Word History and Origins

Origin of hidalgo¹

C16: from Spanish, from Old Spanish fijo dalgo nobleman, from Latin filius son + dē of + aliquid something

Example Sentences

They crossed the Rio Grande near Hidalgo, Texas, on May 13 as part of a group of about 70 migrants and were quickly taken into custody by the Border Patrol.

From ProPublica

Hidalgo has made a name for herself as Paris’s top politician.

From Quartz

Over the last seven years, Hidalgo has transformed the banks of the Seine river into parks, slashed vehicle traffic, promoted cycling, and built up the city’s defenses against climate impacts.

From Quartz

If victorious, Hidalgo would be one of the most prominent mayors ever to hold a major presidency.

From Quartz

So ProPublica and the Tribune sent public records requests to more than a dozen individual courts in Bexar, Dallas and Hidalgo counties.

From ProPublica

The first notorious case, in 2002, was when Mets outfielder Richard Hidalgo was shot in the arm during a carjacking in Venezuela.

From The Daily Beast

The change became him; he seemed a larger and handsomer man for it; he looked the caballero and almost the hidalgo.

From Project Gutenberg

A cement works at Hidalgo, of 50,000 tons annual capacity, has been started.

From Project Gutenberg

Such was the fate of the insurrection stirred up by the priest Hidalgo.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes he assumes the serious ferocity of a brigand chief or the haughty punctiliousness of a hidalgo.

From Project Gutenberg

Hidalgo catolico soy, de hacienda in Ynglatierra, y muchos años de mi vida he pasado en caminar.

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