hidalgo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish hidalgo. Doublet of fidalgo. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪˈdælɡəʊ/, (hispanicized) /ɪˈdɑːlɡəʊ/ === Noun === hidalgo (plural hidalgos or hidalgoes) A member of the Spanish nobility, especially one without a title. ==== Derived terms ==== hidalgoish hidalgoism ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Hidalgo (nobility) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish hidalgo. === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /i.dal.ɡo/ Rhymes: -o Homophone: hidalgos === Noun === hidalgo m (plural hidalgos) hidalgo === Further reading === “hidalgo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Alternative forms === idalgo (uncommon) === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish hidalgo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈdal.ɡo/ Rhymes: -alɡo === Noun === hidalgo m (plural hidalgos) hidalgo === Further reading === hidalgo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hidalgo. === Noun === hidalgo m (uncountable) hidalgo ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === hijodalgo, fijodalgo fidalgo (dated) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish fidalgo, contracted from the also-attested fijo d'algo (literally “son of something”). Compare Portuguese and Galician fidalgo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈdalɡo/ [iˈð̞al.ɣ̞o] Rhymes: -alɡo Syllabification: hi‧dal‧go === Adjective === hidalgo (feminine hidalga, masculine plural hidalgos, feminine plural hidalgas) noble Synonym: noble === Noun === hidalgo m (plural hidalgos, feminine hidalga, feminine plural hidalgas) noble, nobleman (Spain) drinking an entire glass of alcohol in one big gulp; to chug hacer un hidalgo ― chug (a beer or other alcoholic drink) tomar una bebida de hidalgo ― guzzle down a drink (Mexico) the final year that a public servant is in office el año de Hidalgo ― final year in office, lame duck year (Mexico, colloquial) a 1000 Mexican peso bill (which displays Miguel Hidalgo) ==== Descendants ==== → English: hidalgo → French: hidalgo === Derived terms === === Further reading === “hidalgo”, 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