alcalde

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alcalde^¹

/ɑlˈkɑldi/
/æl-/
/ʔɐlˈkal.dɛ/ Philippines

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Borrowed from Spanish alcalde, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “the judge”). Doublet of qadi and casis.

noun alcaldes

In Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate who has both judicial and administrative functions. There's to be a fair, you know. The alcalde announced it. He's got a good head for business, our alcalde has.

Alcalde^²

proper noun Alcaldes

A surname from Spanish.

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"alcalde." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alcalde. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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alcalde. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alcalde

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"alcalde." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alcalde.

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@misc{alcalde_2026,
  title = {alcalde},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alcalde},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}