hidalgo

UK: English: /hɪˈdælɡəʊ/, Spanish: /iˈðalɣo/

US: 'Hidalgo', 'hidalgo': (hi dal′gō; Sp. ē ᵺäl′gô)

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hi•dal•go  (hi dal′gō; Sp. ē ᵺäl′gô), n., pl. -gos (-gōz; Sp. -gôs). 

1. Foreign Terms a man of the lower nobility in Spain.
2. Foreign Terms (in Spanish America) a man who owns considerable property or is otherwise esteemed.

• Latin filius son + dē from + aliquō something
• Spanish, contraction of hijo dalgo, Old Spanish fijo dalgo a noble, a person with property, a son with something
• 1585–95

hi•dal′go•ism, hi•dal•gism  (hi dal′jiz əm), n. 
Hi•dal•go  (hi dal′gō; Sp. ē ᵺäl′gô), n. 

Juan  (hwän), c1600–85, Spanish composer and harpist.
1. Place Names a state in central Mexico. 1,409,000;
   8057 sq. mi. (20,870 sq. km). Cap.: Pachuca.

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hidalgo / hɪˈdælɡəʊ iˈðalɣo/, (feminine)hidalga / -ɡə -ɣa/ noun ( -gos / -ɡəʊz -ɣos/, -gas / -ɡəz -ɣas/)

1. a member of the lower nobility in Spain

Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish, from Old Spanish fijo dalgo nobleman, from Latin filius son + dē of + aliquid something

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Hidalgo / hɪˈdælɡəʊ iˈðalɣo/ noun

1. a state of central Mexico: consists of a high plateau, with the Sierra Madre Oriental in the north and east; ancient remains of Teltec culture (at Tula); rich mineral resources. Capital: Pachuca. Pop: 2 231 392 (2000). Area: 20 987 sq km (8103 sq miles)