adalid
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic الدَّلِيل (ad-dalīl, “guide”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
adalid m (plural adalides)
- (historical) military commander
Noun edit
adalid m or f by sense (plural adalides)
- champion; leading light (someone who fights for a cause or status)
Further reading edit
- “adalid”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014