concejal

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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From Spanish concejal.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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concejal

  1. councilor (US); councillor (UK)
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From concejo +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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