concejo

Catalan

Noun

concejo m (plural concejos)

1. a small administrative subdivision in various parts of Spain

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cōncilium; doublet of the borrowing concilio, as well as concello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /konˈθexo/ [kõn̟ˈθe.xo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /konˈsexo/ [kõnˈse.xo]
• Rhymes: -exo
• Syllabification: con‧ce‧jo
• Homophone: (Latin America) consejo

Noun

concejo m (plural concejos)

1. council
2. An administrative unit in various parts of Spain
   1. (Asturias) municipality
   2. (Basque Country, Navarre) a subdivision of some municipalities, usually consisting of small villages

See also

• consejo (unrelated)

Further reading

• “concejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014