alkalde mayor

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde mayor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˌkalde maˈjoɾ/ [ʔɐlˌkal.d̪ɛ mɐˈjoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: al‧kal‧de ma‧yor

Noun

alkalde mayór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔) (historical)

1. provincial governor in the Philippines during the Spanish period