hidalgo

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

/ hɪˈdæl goʊ; Spanish iˈðɑl gɔ /

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noun, plural hi·dal·gos

[hi-dal-gohz; Spanish ee-thahl-gaws]. /hɪˈdæl goʊz; Spanish iˈðɑl gɔs/.

a man of the lower nobility in Spain.

(in Spanish America) a man who owns considerable property or is otherwise esteemed.

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Origin of hidalgo

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

OTHER WORDS FROM hidalgo

hi·dal·go·ism, hi·dal·gism

[hi-dal-jiz-uhm], /hɪˈdæl dʒɪz əm/, noun

Words nearby hidalgo

hicky, hicky-horse, hickymal, hic requiescit in pace, hid, hidalgo, Hidalgo y Costilla, Hidatsa, hidden, hidden agenda, hidden hand

Other definitions for hidalgo (2 of 2)

Hidalgo

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

/ hɪˈdæl goʊ; Spanish iˈðɑl gɔ /

noun

Juan

[hwahn], /ʰwɑn/, c1600–85, Spanish composer and harpist.

a state in central Mexico. 8,057 sq. mi. (20,870 sq. km). Capital: Pachuca.

How to use hidalgo in a sentence

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.
New Report Shows “Deeply Troubling Failures” by Border Patrol in Boy’s Death, Key Congressional Leader Says|by Robert Moore, El Paso Matters|September 17, 2021|ProPublica
Hidalgo has made a name for herself as Paris’s top politician.
Europe’s most famous mayor is running for president|Camille Squires|September 15, 2021|Quartz
So ProPublica and the Tribune sent public records requests to more than a dozen individual courts in Bexar, Dallas and Hidalgo counties.
How We Found Out How Many Debt Collection Lawsuits Oportun Inc. Filed During the Pandemic|by Ren Larson and Kiah Collier|August 31, 2020|ProPublica
Further south, along the border in Hidalgo, Texas, Isaac Garza waited 10 hours in line to get a coronavirus test after visiting several recently reopened restaurants he oversees.
Which Cities Have The Biggest Racial Gaps In COVID-19 Testing Access?|Soo Rin Kim|July 22, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

The first notorious case, in 2002, was when Mets outfielder Richard Hidalgo was shot in the arm during a carjacking in Venezuela.
Wilson Ramos Kidnapping Highlights Baseball's Dangerous Venezuela Pipeline|Aram Roston|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The change became him; he seemed a larger and handsomer man for it; he looked the caballero and almost the hidalgo.
Overland|John William De Forest
A cement works at Hidalgo, of 50,000 tons annual capacity, has been started.
Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock
Such was the fate of the insurrection stirred up by the priest Hidalgo.
The Tiger Hunter|Mayne Reid
Sometimes he assumes the serious ferocity of a brigand chief or the haughty punctiliousness of a hidalgo.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi
Hidalgo catolico soy, de hacienda in Ynglatierra, y muchos años de mi vida he pasado en caminar.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton

British Dictionary definitions for hidalgo (1 of 2)

hidalgo

/ (hɪˈdælɡəʊ, Spanish iˈðalɣo) /

noun plural -gos (-ɡəʊz, Spanish -ɣos)

a member of the lower nobility in Spain

Word Origin for hidalgo

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

British Dictionary definitions for hidalgo (2 of 2)

Hidalgo

/ (hɪˈdælɡəʊ, Spanish iˈðalɣo) /

noun

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)

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