alcalde

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alcalde, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “the judge”). Doublet of qadi and casis. === Pronunciation === (Philippines) IPA(key): /ʔɐlˈkal.dɛ/ Hyphenation: al‧cal‧de === Noun === alcalde (plural alcaldes) In Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate who has both judicial and administrative functions. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with alcaide. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === alcalde on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “judge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈkal.də] IPA(key): (Valencia) [alˈkal.de] Rhymes: -alde Hyphenation: al‧cal‧de === Noun === alcalde m or f by sense (plural alcaldes, feminine alcaldessa, feminine plural alcaldesses) mayor Synonym: batlle ==== Related terms ==== alcaldada alcaldia batlle === Further reading === “alcalde” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. “alcalde”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “alcalde”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Chibcha == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alcalde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alkalde/ === Noun === alcalde mayor === References === Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013. == Classical Nahuatl == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alcalde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aɬˈkáːɬ.teʔ] === Noun === alcalde (animate, plural alcaldesmeh) A municipal judge or member of the cabildo. ==== Derived terms ==== alcaldeyōtl === References === Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alcalde, from Old Spanish alcalde, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “judge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈkalde/ [ɑɫˈkɑl̪.d̪ɪ] Rhymes: -alde Hyphenation: al‧cal‧de === Noun === alcalde m (plural alcaldes, feminine alcaldesa, feminine plural alcaldesas) mayor (the leader of a city or a municipality) 1437, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Livro do Concello de Pontevedra (1431-1463). Pontevedra: Museo de Pontevedra, page 127: ==== Related terms ==== alcaldía === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “alcalde”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “alcalde”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alcalde”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alcalde”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alcalde”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alcalde, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “judge”). === Noun === alcalde m (plural alcalzi) alcalde ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish alcalde, alcalle, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “the judge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈkalde/ [alˈkal̪.d̪e] Rhymes: -alde Syllabification: al‧cal‧de === Noun === alcalde m (plural alcaldes, feminine alcaldesa, feminine plural alcaldesas) mayor (the leader of a city or a municipality) Synonyms: (Argentina) intendente, edil (Spain, Southwestern US) an official such as an administrator, mayor, or judge Synonym: oficial (card games) A variation of brisca for three players, that is played with the forty-card pack of Spanish-suited playing cards. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: alcalde → Classical Nahuatl: alcalde → Tagalog: alkalde → Western Highland Chatino: rle === See also === burgomaestre edil === Further reading === “alcalde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025