alcaldada

Asturian

Etymology

From alcalde +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkalˈdada/ [al.kal̪ˈd̪a.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: al‧cal‧da‧da

Noun

alcaldada f (plural alcaldaes)

1. abuse of power or authority

References

• “alcaldada”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “alcaldada”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From alcalde +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əl.kəlˈda.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [al.kalˈda.ða]

Noun

alcaldada f (plural alcaldades)

1. abuse of power or authority
   • 2012 February 27, Francesc Domènech, “Alcaldades”, in El Punt Avui‎^[1]:

     Però com que l'alcalde és l'alcalde i pot fer alcaldades, ja podem començar a afilar el llapis i fer esbossos de com ens agradaria que fos la plaça.

     But as the mayor is the mayor and can commit mayoral abuses, we can already start sharpening a pencil and making sketches of how we'd like the plaza to be.

Further reading

• “alcaldada”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Etymology

From alcalde +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkalˈdada/ [al.kal̪ˈd̪a.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: al‧cal‧da‧da

Noun

alcaldada f (plural alcaldadas)

1. abuse of power or authority

Further reading

• “alcaldada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024