ayuntamiento

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/ɑˌjʊntəˈmjɛntoʊ//ə-//aɪ-//-jun-/

noun

A corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.

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Meanings

nounayuntamiento (plural ayuntamientos)

plural ayuntamientos

  1. A corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.

Origin

  1. Spanishayuntamiento
  2. Spanishayuntamiento
  3. Englishayuntamiento

Borrowed from Spanish ayuntamiento.

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APA

ayuntamiento. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayuntamiento

MLA

“ayuntamiento.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayuntamiento. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ayuntamiento,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ayuntamiento.

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