cabildo
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish, from Latin capitulum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cabildo (plural cabildos)
- A local government council in some Spanish-speaking communities.
- A town hall in some Spanish-speaking countries.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin capitulum, diminutive of Latin caput (“head”). Doublet of capítulo.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cabildo m (plural cabildos)
- Body of churchmen that forms the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church.
- A town council or other governing body at a local level.
- An assembly or meeting held by such a governing body.
- The place where such an assembly is held; cabildo.
Synonyms[edit]
- (local government council): ayuntamiento
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: cabildo
Further reading[edit]
- “cabildo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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- English terms derived from Spanish
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- English 3-syllable words
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- English nouns
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- Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms inherited from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish doublets
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
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- Spanish 3-syllable words
