fidalgo

Meaning

nobleman

Concepts

gentleman

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hidalgo

august

nobel

Synonyms

nobre

aristocrata

augusto

Translations

hidalgo

Edelmann

hidalgo

شَهْم

Adlige

Adliger

adlig

edel

Herr

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Ritter

Hidalgo

ευγενής

κύριος

ευπατρίδης

جِنْتِلْمَان

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fiˈdaw.ɡu/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: hidalgo

Cognate with Old Spanish: fidalgo

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fidalgo, shortened from fillo d'algo (literally “son of something”), meaning "person of property/wealth". Compare Spanish hidalgo (Old Spanish fidalgo).