municipio

See also: município

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish municipio. Doublet of municipium.

Noun

municipio (plural municipios)

1. A municipality in various Latin American countries.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin municipium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.niˈt͡ʃi.pjo/
• Rhymes: -ipjo
• Hyphenation: mu‧ni‧cì‧pio

Noun

municipio m (plural municipi)

1. town council
2. town hall
3. register office (or other local government offices)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /muː.niˈki.pi.oː/, [muːnɪˈkɪpioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mu.niˈt͡ʃi.pi.o/, [muniˈt͡ʃiːpio]

Noun

mūnicipiō

1. dative/ablative singular of mūnicipium

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin municipium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /muniˈθipjo/ [mu.niˈθi.pjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /muniˈsipjo/ [mu.niˈsi.pjo]
• Rhymes: -ipjo
• Syllabification: mu‧ni‧ci‧pio

Noun

municipio m (plural municipios)

1. municipality

Further reading

• “municipio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16