alcaldessa

Catalan

Etymology

From alcalde (“mayor”) +‎ -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əl.kəlˈðɛ.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əl.kəlˈðə.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [al.kalˈðe.sa]
• Rhymes: -ɛsa
• Hyphenation: al‧cal‧des‧sa

Noun

alcaldessa f (plural alcaldesses)

1. female equivalent of alcalde, (female) mayor
   • 2021 April 14, Cristian Segura, “Ada Colau i Twitter: el risc d’unes xarxes socials massa personals”, in El País‎^[1]:

     La prova, segons el seu parer, és que l'alcaldessa no ha tancat encara el compte de Twitter.

     The evidence, in his opinion, is that the mayor hasn't shut down her Twitter account.

2. (dated) mayor's wife