mayoral

== English == === Etymology 1 === From mayor + -al. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /meɪˈɔː.ɹəl/, /ˈmɛə.ɹəl/, /mɛːɹəl/ (US) IPA(key): /meɪˈɔ.ɹəl/, /ˈmeɪ.ə.ɹəl/, /mɛːɹəl/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl ==== Adjective ==== mayoral (comparative more mayoral, superlative most mayoral) Relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Spanish mayoral. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (UK) /ˌmɑːjə(ʊ)ˈral/ IPA(key): (US) /ˌmɑjəˈrɑl/ ==== Noun ==== mayoral (plural mayorals) A Spanish-speaking overseer of a bull ranch. (historical) A Spanish-speaking overseer of an estate’s slaves. === References === == French == === Adjective === mayoral (feminine mayorale, masculine plural mayoraux, feminine plural mayorales) alternative spelling of maïoral === Further reading === “mayoral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old Spanish == === Etymology === From mayor (“mayor, main”) +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /majoˈɾal/ === Noun === mayoral m (plural mayorales) foreman, overseer ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: mayoral == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish mayoral. Analyzable as mayor +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ma‧yo‧ral === Noun === mayoral m (plural mayorales) farm manager, steward foreman, overseer head shepherd === Further reading === “mayoral”, 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