First Known Use: 1565
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alcalde
noun al·cal·de \al-ˈkäl-dē\
Definition of ALCALDE
: the chief administrative and judicial officer or the mayor of a town in a Spanish-speaking country or region
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Origin of ALCALDE
Spanish, from Arabic al-qāḍī the judge
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