Bikol Central edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔalˈkalde/, [ʔal̪ˈkal̪.d̪e]
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  • Hyphenation: al‧kal‧de

Noun edit

alkálde (feminine alkaldesa, Basahan spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. mayor
    Synonym: meyor

Derived terms edit

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Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: al‧kal‧de
  • IPA(key): /ʔalˈkalde/, [ʔʌl̪ˈkal̪.d̪ɪ]

Noun edit

alkálde (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. mayor

See also edit

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde, from Old Spanish alcalde, alcalle, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, the judge). Compare Malay kadi.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

alkalde (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. mayor
    Synonyms: punong-bayan, punong-lungsod, (slang) yorme

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Further reading edit

  • alkalde”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018