alkalde

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalˈkalde/ [ʔal̪ˈkal̪.d̪e]

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• Hyphenation: al‧kal‧de

Noun

alkálde (feminine alkaldesa, Basahan spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. mayor

   Synonym: meyor

Derived terms

• pagka-alkalde

Related terms

• bise-alkalde

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧kal‧de
• IPA^(key): /ʔalˈkalde/ [ʔɐl̪ˈkal̪.d̪e]

Noun

alkálde (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. mayor

See also

• bise alkalde

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde, from Old Spanish alcalde, alcalle, from Arabic اَلْقَاضِي (al-qāḍī, “the judge”). Compare Malay kadi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈkalde/ [ʔɐlˈkal.d̪ɛ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alde
• Syllabification: al‧kal‧de

Noun

alkalde (feminine alkaldesa, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. mayor

   Synonyms: punong-bayan, punong-lungsod, meyor, (slang) yorme

Derived terms

• pagkaalkalde

Related terms

• alkalde en ordinaryo
• alkalde mayor
• alkaldesa
• alkaldiya
• bise alkalde

Further reading

• “alkalde”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “alkalde”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• 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