alkaldesa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcaldesa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkalˈdesa/ [ʔɐl.kɐlˈd̪ɛː.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: al‧kal‧de‧sa

Noun

alkaldesa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ)

  1. female equivalent of alkalde: mayoress
    Synonym: (colloquial) mayora
  2. mayor's wife

Derived terms

  • pagkaalkaldesa

Further reading

  • “alkaldesa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 21
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