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hidalgo¹
- /hɪˈdælɡəʊ/ UK
- /ɪˈdɑːlɡəʊ/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish hidalgo. Doublet of fidalgo.
noun hidalgos · hidalgoes
- A member of the Spanish nobility, especially one without a title. The young man seems to entertain but an imperfect appreciation of the respect due from a menial to a Castilian hidalgo.
Hidalgo²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish Hidalgo, from Spanish hidalgo, from Old Spanish fijo d'algo (“son of something”). The Mexican state is named after independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.
proper noun Hidalgos
- A state of Mexico.
- Ellipsis of Hidalgo County
- A surname from Spanish. Speaker after speaker, gathered in the courtyard of the Chateau de Blois, turned to Ms. Hidalgo to say they dreamed of a “Madame la Présidente,” stressing the last “e”-accentuated syllable denoting the feminine form. Up to now, the Fifth Republic has produced eight male “présidents” over six decades
- the asteroid (944) Hidalgo
- A barangay of Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines.
Translations
Talk about this word "hidalgo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hidalgo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hidalgo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hidalgo "hidalgo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hidalgo.Cite this
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title = {hidalgo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hidalgo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
