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hidalgo

1

[ hi-dal-goh; Spanish ee-thahl-gaw ]

noun

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


Hidalgo

2

[ hi-dal-goh; Spanish ee-thahl-gaw ]

noun

  1. Juan [hwahn], 1600–85, Spanish composer and harpist.
  2. a state in central Mexico. 8,057 sq. mi. (20,870 sq. km). : Pachuca.

Hidalgo

1

/ 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hidalgo

2

/ hɪˈdælɡəʊ; iˈðalɣo /

noun

  1. a member of the lower nobility in Spain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·岹g· ·岹· [hi-, dal, -jiz-, uh, m], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hidalgo1

1585–95; < Spanish, contraction of hijo dalgo, Old Spanish fijo dalgo a noble, a person with property, a son with something < Latin filius son + ŧ from + ō something
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hidalgo1

C16: from Spanish, from Old Spanish fijo dalgo nobleman, from Latin filius son + ŧ of + aliquid something
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Example Sentences

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She is the home of the hidalgo and home of the strongest existing democracy between man and man, only equaled by early Rome.

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Deeply insulted, he folded his cloak about him with hidalgo dignity, saying, "Madame, I am a beggar, not a laborer."

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At that moment a page brought word to the King that the dead body of a hidalgo had been found, early that morning, in the plaza near where the Casa Pilatos now stands.

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Time has spared the famous race of Cordovan horses, and many a poor hidalgo rides into the town on a steed which if sold in London might redeem his shattered fortunes.

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The young hidalgos, who had come out in the hope of gaining riches and fame, were angry and disappointed that they did not find gold at once in abundance.

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