Hidalgo
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A member of the Spanish nobility, especially one without a title.
"The young man seems to entertain but an imperfect appreciation of the respect due from a menial to a Castilian hidalgo."
- 1 A placename; A state of Mexico. countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename; Ellipsis of Hidalgo County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 3 A surname from Spanish. countable
"Speaker after speaker, gathered in the courtyard of the Chateau de Blois, turned to Ms. Hidalgo to say they dreamed of a “Madame la Présidente,” stressing the last “e”-accentuated syllable denoting the feminine form. Up to now, the Fifth Republic has produced eight male “présidents” over six decades."
- 4 the asteroid (944) Hidalgo countable, uncountable
- 5 A barangay of Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"The young man seems to entertain but an imperfect appreciation of the respect due from a menial to a Castilian hidalgo."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hidalgo. Doublet of fidalgo.
Borrowed from Spanish Hidalgo, from Spanish hidalgo, from Old Spanish fijo d'algo (“son of something”). The Mexican state is named after independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.
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