alkaldesa

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alcaldesa. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkalˈdesa/ [ʔɐl.kɐlˈd̪ɛː.sɐ] Rhymes: -esa Syllabification: al‧kal‧de‧sa === Noun === alkaldesa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ) female equivalent of alkalde: mayoress Synonym: (colloquial) mayora mayor's wife ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “alkaldesa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 21