hidalgo

Meaning

Adj

noble

Noun

1. (masculine) noble, nobleman
2. (Spain, masculine) drinking an entire glass of alcohol in one big gulp; to chug
3. (Mexico, masculine) the final year that a public servant is in office
4. (Mexico, colloquial, masculine) a 1000 Mexican peso bill (which displays Miguel Hidalgo)

Concepts

noble

gentlemanly

hidalgo

illustrious

nobleman

armigerous

Synonyms

caballero

noble

blasonado

Translations

Edelmann

hidalgo

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nobiluomo

signorotto

gentilhomme

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fidalgo

nobile

hidalgo

hobereau

adlig

Adliger

ritterlich

Hidalgo

gentilhome

Hyphenated as

hi‧dal‧go

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iˈdalɡo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: fidalgo

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish fidalgo, contracted from the also-attested fijo d'algo (literally “son of something”). Compare Portuguese and Galician fidalgo.