concejal

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish concejal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konseˈxal/, [kõn.seˈxal]
  • Hyphenation: con‧ce‧jal

Noun

concejal

  1. councilor (US); councillor (UK)

Spanish

Etymology

From concejo +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konθeˈxal/ [kõn̟.θeˈxal] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /konseˈxal/ [kõn.seˈxal] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: con‧ce‧jal

Noun

concejal m or f by sense (plural concejales, feminine concejala or concejal, feminine plural concejalas or concejales)

  1. member of a council; councilman; councilor
    Synonym: regidor
    • 2022 February 1, Virginia Vadillo, “Los asaltantes del Ayuntamiento de Lorca, a los concejales: “Os vamos a matar, gandules””, in El País‎[1]:
      Proferían insultos y gritos contra los concejales: “Os vamos a matar. Sois unos gandules. No hay derecho”.
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chavacano: concejal
  • → Cebuano: konsehal
  • → Tagalog: konsehal

Further reading

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