alkaldesa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcaldesa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalkalˈdesa/ [ʔɐl.kɐlˈdɛː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: al‧kal‧de‧sa

Noun

alkaldesa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ)

1. mayoress

   Synonym: (colloquial) mayora

2. mayor's wife

Derived terms

• pagkaalkaldesa

 

Related terms

• alkalde
• alkaldiya