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