concejo

Catalan

Noun

concejo m (plural concejos)

a small administrative subdivision in various parts of Spain

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cōncilium; doublet of the borrowing concilio, as well as concello.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /konˈθexo/ [kõn̟ˈθe.xo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /konˈsexo/ [kõnˈse.xo]
Rhymes: -exo
Syllabification: con‧ce‧jo
Homophone: (Latin America) consejo

Noun

concejo m (plural concejos)

council
An administrative unit in various parts of Spain
1. (Asturias) municipality
2. (Basque Country, Navarre) a subdivision of some municipalities, usually consisting of small villages

See also

consejo

Further reading

“concejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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