cabildo

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish cabildo, from Latin capitulum. Doublet of chapter, chapiter, capitule, and capitulum. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈbɪldoʊ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈbɪldəʊ/ (New York Latino) IPA(key): [kəˈbɪʊd̪o(ʊ)] Rhymes: -ɪldəʊ === Noun === cabildo (plural cabildos) A local government council in some Spanish-speaking communities. A town hall in some Spanish-speaking countries. == Old Leonese == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin capitulum. === Noun === cabildo m lectern ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: cabildru, cabildu == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Spanish cabildo, from Latin capitulum. === Pronunciation === === Noun === cabildo m (plural cabildos) A local government council in some Spanish-speaking communities. A town hall in some Spanish-speaking countries. == Spanish == === Etymology === From Late Latin capitulum, diminutive of Latin caput (“head”). Considering the /i/ < Latin /ĭ/, possibly an early borrowing or otherwise semi-learnèd (cf. French chapitre). Doublet of capítulo. Compare English chapter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈbildo/ [kaˈβ̞il̪.d̪o] Rhymes: -ildo Syllabification: ca‧bil‧do === Noun === cabildo m (plural cabildos) body of churchmen that forms the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church town council or other governing body at a local level Synonym: ayuntamiento assembly or meeting held by such a governing body the place where such an assembly is held; cabildo ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: cabildo === Further reading === “cabildo”, 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