principalía

See also: principalia

Spanish

Etymology

From principal +‎ -ía.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾinθipaˈlia/ [pɾĩn̟.θi.paˈli.a] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /pɾinsipaˈlia/ [pɾĩn.si.paˈli.a] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: prin‧ci‧pa‧lí‧a

Noun

principalía f (plural principalías)

  1. (obsolete) alternative form of principalidad
  2. (Philippines, historical) the upper class; nobility; aristocracy

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