fidalgo

English

Etymology

From Portuguese fidalgo. See hidalgo.

Noun

fidalgo (plural fidalgos or fidalgoes)

  1. (archaic) The lowest title of nobility in Portugal, corresponding to that of hidalgo in Spain.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for fidalgo in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fidalgo, shortened from fillo (“son”) d' (“of”) algo (“something, property, wealth”). Compare Spanish hidalgo (Old Spanish fidalgo).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fi.ˈðaɫ.ɣu/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧dal‧go
  • Rhymes: -alɡu

Noun

fidalgo m (plural fidalgos)

  1. nobleman

Spanish

Noun

fidalgo m (plural fidalgos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of hidalgo
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