Thursday 17 April 2014

Alcalde

Today's WOTD is: "alcalde" = mayor


In Spanish, “alcalde*” is a masculine noun of Arabic origin, the main meaning of which is mayor, as in:
  • El alcalde expresó su apoyo a los afectados por las inundaciones (the mayor expressed his support to those affected by the floods);




*NB Please note that “alcaldesa” is the word for mayoress.


A related word is the feminine noun “alcaldía”, which is often used to refer to the:
  • Post of mayor
  • Mayor's office
  • Term of office of a mayor

Some expressions with the word “alcalde” are:
  • Alcalde en funciones (acting mayor);
  • El alcalde de Zalamea (The Mayor of Zalamea -play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca);
  • El mejor alcalde, el rey (The Best Judge, the King -play by Felix Lope de Vega);
  • Teniente de alcalde (deputy mayor);

Love-Spanish.com loves the word "alcalde" in the YouTube clip: La Polla Records - El Alcalde

For more on the word "alcalde", visit: Wordreference.com/es/en/ Alcalde*

*NB 'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “alcalde” in the link to hear the word pronounced.

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