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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 yvlog Forms

  • ·岹g· ·岹· [hi-, dal, -jiz-, uh, m], noun
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yvlog 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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yvlog 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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But who can be consistent in the home of el ingenioso hidalgo!

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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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The sons of hidalgos resorted to the slaughter-houses of the towns to practise with cloak and sword the feints and passes of the matador.

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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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And the Cid replied that he would never render him homage until he had sworn with twelve of his hidalgos who were likewise suspected, that he had not connived at the death of Don Sancho.

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