Etymology

hidalgo

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Today it means: A member of the Spanish nobility, especially one without a title. Full definition →

Spanish hidalgo
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hidalgo · noun1

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromhidalgo
  2. English todayhidalgo

Borrowed from Spanish hidalgo. Doublet of fidalgo.

Hidalgo · proper noun2

  1. Old Spanish · derived fromfijo d'algo“son of something”
  2. Spanish · derived fromhidalgo
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromHidalgo
  4. English todayHidalgo

Borrowed from Spanish Hidalgo, from Spanish hidalgo, from Old Spanish fijo d'algo (“son of something”). The Mexican state is named after independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.

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