alcaide

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alcaide

/aɫ.ˈkaj.dɨ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do árabe قاضى al kaid, chefe.

noun

antigo título do chefe da aldeia; autoridade local

Similar: burgomestre, prefeito

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: burgomestre, prefeito

In English

alcaide governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress
great skua Stercorarius skua

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

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

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

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@misc{alcaide_2026,
  title = {alcaide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/alcaide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}