alcalde
/alˈkalde/ · A2 · noun · m
mayor
🏛️ From Arabic al-qadi = the judge; the al- is the Arabic word for the
Arabic al-qāḍī (the judge) became alcalde in medieval Spain, where the town judge also ran the town. Same al- as in alcohol, algebra and almohada. English cadi (a Muslim judge) is the same word without the article.