alkaldesa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcaldesa.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkalˈdesa/ [ʔɐl.kɐlˈdɛ.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
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