alkalde mayor

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish alcalde mayor.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˌkalde maˈjoɾ/ [ʔɐlˌkal.dɛ mɐˈjoɾ]
  • Syllabification: al‧kal‧de ma‧yor

Noun[edit]

alkalde mayór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔) (historical)

  1. provincial governor in the Philippines during the Spanish period