gobierno

Chavacano: gobierno

→ Basque: gobernu

→ Cebuano: gobyerno, goberno

→ Chamorro: gobietno

→ Tagalog: gobyerno

Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico

Inherited from Old Spanish gouierno, gouernio, from gouernar, gobernar (“to govern”) (compare Catalan govern, Galician goberno, Italian governo and Portuguese governo). Synchronically from gobernar (“to govern”). Cf. also Late Latin gubernus, gubernius.


presidente

es-noun

presidente m (plural presidentes, feminine presidenta, feminine plural presidentas)

presidentes (plural)
presidenta (feminine)
presidentas (feminine plural)

From Latin praesidentem (“presiding over; president, leader”) (accusative: praesidentem). Doublet of president.
From presid- + -ente.


virrey

es-noun

virrey m (plural virreyes, feminine virreina, feminine plural virreinas)

virreyes (plural)
virreina (feminine)
virreinas (feminine plural)

From rey (“king”); compare French vice-roi.


cuerpo

Inherited from Old Spanish cuerpo, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrep-. Doublet of the borrowing corpus.

(military, law enforcement) corps, force (e.g. army corps, police force)


democracia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía).

bor+

(countable, government) democracy (government under the rule of its people)


real

es-adj

real m or f (masculine and feminine plural reales)

Inherited from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”), from rēx. Cognate with English regal and royal.


real

desctree

→ Arabic: ريال (riyāl)
Gulf Arabic: ريال (ryāl)
→ Malagasy: ariary
→ English: ariary
→ Persian: ریال (riyâl)
→ Swahili: riali

→ Irish: réal

→ Italian: reale

→ Ottoman Turkish: ریال, اریال
Turkish: riyal

(Spain, historical, colloquial) a quarter of a peseta


constitución

→ Cebuano: konstitusyon

→ Tagalog: konstitusyon


imperial

es-adj

imperial m or f (masculine and feminine plural imperiales)

Borrowed from Latin imperiālis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -ālis, from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”).


tesoro

Inherited from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse, treasure”).

der

(government) treasury, exchequer (sometimes capitalized)


emperador

es-noun

emperador m (plural emperadores, feminine emperatriz or emperadora, feminine plural emperatrices or emperadoras)

emperadores (plural)
emperatriz (feminine)
emperadora (feminine)
emperatrices (feminine plural)
emperadoras (feminine plural)

→ Tagalog: emperador

From Old Spanish emperador, from Latin imperātōrem.


mesa

Chavacano: mesa

→ Catalan: mesa

⇒ Cebuano: lamesa

→ Chamicuro: mesa

→ Guaraní: mesa

→ English: mesa

→ Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: mesa

⇒ Higaonon: lamesa

→ Highland Popoluca: mesa

→ Kituba: mesa

→ O'odham: miːsa

→ Tagalog: mesa, ⇒ lamesa

→ Tausug: lamisahan

→ Ye'kwana: mesa

desc

→ Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: mesa

→ Zoogocho Zapotec: mes

Inherited from Vulgar Latin mēsa, from Latin mēnsa. Cognate with Bengali মেজ (mej), Hindi मेज़ (mez)

Mesa de la Cámara

mesa electoral


rey

Chavacano: rey

Papiamentu: rey

→ San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo: rey

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin rēgem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

en el reino de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey


dictador

es-noun

dictador m (plural dictadores, feminine dictadora, feminine plural dictadoras)

dictadores (plural)
dictadora (feminine)
dictadoras (feminine plural)

→ Cebuano: diktador

→ Tagalog: diktador

→ Yogad: diktador

[d̪iɣ̞.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]


castillo

→ Basque: gaztelu

→ Papiamentu: kastio

→ Tagalog: kastilyo

rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines

Inherited from Old Spanish castiello (“stronghold, fortress, castle”), from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum (“fort”). Doublet of castell.

inh+

castle (a large building that is fortified and contains many defences)


corona

→ Karao: korona

Inherited from Old Spanish corona, from Latin corōna (“crown”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”).


feudal

es-adj

feudal m or f (masculine and feminine plural feudales)


cana

Borrowed from Lunfardo [Term?], a slang term for police.

Que nos callásemos, que va a mandar a la policía.
-¡La policía no ! -dice Azucena- ¡ Rajemos chicas , que viene la cana ... !

1972, Osvaldo Guglielmino, Las leguas amargas:

(Argentina, Uruguay) police force, police department


unicameral

unicameral m or f (masculine and feminine plural unicamerales)

unicamerales (feminine masculine plural)


zarina

es-noun

zarina f (plural zarinas, masculine zar, masculine plural zares)

zarinas (plural)
zar (masculine)
zares (masculine plural)

Borrowed from German Zarin, feminine form of Zar, from Russian царь (carʹ, “tsar”).


zar

zar m (plural zares, feminine zarina, feminine plural zarinas)

zares (plural)
zarina (feminine)
zarinas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ); see it for more. Doublet of César (“Caesar”).


identikit

(Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay) identikit, police sketch, composite sketch, facial composite


cuarto

→ Tagalog: kuwarto

From Latin quartus. Doublet of cuarta. The sense of room is after a common division of houses (4 or 5 sections). As a unit of English measure, calque of English quart. Compare English quarter.

fourth, quarter (one of four equal divisions of a whole)

(historical) cuarto, quarter-sack (a traditional unit of dry measure equal to ¹⁄₄ saco, equivalent to about 27.8 L)

(genealogy) line, lineage (any of the four main lines of ancestry through one's various grandparents)

(historical) cuarto (a former copper Spanish coin)


virreina

virreina f (plural virreinas, masculine virrey, masculine plural virreyes)

virreinas (plural)
virrey (masculine)
virreyes (masculine plural)


detective

detective m or f by sense (plural detectives, feminine detective or detectiva, feminine plural detectives or detectivas)

detectives (plural)
detective (feminine)
detectiva (feminine)
detectives (feminine plural)
detectivas (feminine plural)


emir

→ Tagalog: emir

From Ottoman Turkish امیر (emir), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”).


paco

Of unclear origin. Possibly a shortening of pasta de cocaína, or a corruption of basuco (“cocaine paste”).


palacio

> Chavacano: palacio (inherited)

→ Cebuano: palasyo

→ Chamorro: palåsio

→ Hiligaynon: palasyo

→ Ilocano: palasio

→ Kapampangan: palasiu

→ Tagalog: palasyo

Borrowed from Latin palātium. Doublet of pazo, as well as palazzo, from Italian.


policía

From Latin politīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).

police, police department, police force, police service


bombero

es-noun

bombero m (plural bomberos, feminine bombera, feminine plural bomberas)

bomberos (plural)
bombera (feminine)
bomberas (feminine plural)


república

Borrowed from Latin rēspūblica, from rēs pūblica (“republic”, literally “[the] public thing”), from rēs (“thing”) + pūblica (“public”).


monarquía

Borrowed from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkhía).


provincia

> Chavacano: provincia (inherited)

→ Basque: probintzia

→ Bikol Central: probinsya

→ Cebuano: probinsiya

→ Hiligaynon: probinsya

→ Ilocano: probinsia

→ Kapampangan: probinsia

→ Tagalog: probinsiya


imperio

→ Tagalog: imperyo

heredar el imperio


senado

→ Cebuano: senado

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin senātus, from senex (“old”).


reino

From Old Spanish reino~regno, borrowed from Latin rēgnum.


presentar

es-verb

presentar (first-person singular present presento, first-person singular preterite presenté, past participle presentado)

present presento (first-person singular)
presenté (first-person preterite singular)
presentado (participle past)
presentar (infinitive)
presentando (gerund)
presentado (masculine participle past singular)
presentada (feminine participle past singular)
presentados (masculine participle past plural)
presentadas (feminine participle past plural)
presento (first-person indicative present singular)
presentas (indicative informal present second-person singular)
presentás (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
presenta (indicative present singular third-person)
presentamos (first-person indicative plural present)
presentáis (indicative plural present second-person)
presentan (indicative plural present third-person)
presentaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
presentabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
presentaba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
presentábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
presentabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
presentaban (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
presenté (first-person indicative preterite singular)
presentaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
presentó (indicative preterite singular third-person)
presentamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
presentasteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
presentaron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
presentaré (first-person future indicative singular)
presentarás (future indicative second-person singular)
presentará (future indicative singular third-person)
presentaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
presentaréis (future indicative plural second-person)
presentarán (future indicative plural third-person)
presentaría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
presentarías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
presentaría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
presentaríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
presentaríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
presentarían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
presente (first-person present singular subjunctive)
presentes (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
presentés (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
presente (present singular subjunctive third-person)
presentemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
presentéis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
presenten (plural present subjunctive third-person)
presentara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
presentaras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
presentara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
presentáramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
presentarais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
presentaran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
presentase (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
presentases (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
presentase (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
presentásemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
presentaseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
presentasen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
presentare (first-person future singular subjunctive)
presentares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
presentare (future singular subjunctive third-person)
presentáremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
presentareis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
presentaren (future plural subjunctive third-person)
presenta (imperative informal second-person singular)
presentá (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
presente (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
presente (imperative singular third-person)
presentemos (first-person imperative plural)
presentad (imperative plural second-person)
presenten (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
presenten (imperative plural third-person)
presentes (imperative negative second-person singular)
presente (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
presente (imperative negative singular third-person)
presentemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
presentéis (imperative negative plural second-person)
presenten (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
presenten (imperative negative plural third-person)
presentarme (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
presentarte (combined-form dative infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
presentarle (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
presentarse (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
presentarnos (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
presentaros (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
presentarles (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
presentarse (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
presentarme (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
presentarte (accusative combined-form infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
presentarlo (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
presentarla (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
presentarse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
presentarnos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
presentaros (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
presentarlos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
presentarlas (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
presentarse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
presentándome (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-singular)
presentándote (combined-form dative gerund object-second-person object-singular)
presentándole (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
presentándose (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
presentándonos (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-plural)
presentándoos (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-second-person)
presentándoles (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
presentándose (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
presentándome (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-singular)
presentándote (accusative combined-form gerund object-second-person object-singular)
presentándolo (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
presentándola (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
presentándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
presentándonos (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-plural)
presentándoos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-second-person)
presentándolos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
presentándolas (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
presentándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
preséntame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
preséntate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
preséntale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
preséntanos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
preséntales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
preséntame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
preséntate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
preséntalo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
preséntala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
preséntanos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
preséntalos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
preséntalas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
presentame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
presentate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
presentale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
presentanos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
presentales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
presentame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
presentate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
presentalo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
presentala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
presentanos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
presentalos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
presentalas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
presénteme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
preséntele (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
preséntese (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
preséntenos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
presénteles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
presénteme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
preséntelo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
preséntela (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
preséntese (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
preséntenos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
preséntelos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
preséntelas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
presentémoste (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
presentémosle (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
presentémonos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
presentémoos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
presentémosles (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
presentémoste (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
presentémoslo (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
presentémosla (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
presentémonos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
presentémoos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
presentémoslos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
presentémoslas (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
presentadme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
presentadle (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
presentadnos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
presentaos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
presentadles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
presentadme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
presentadlo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
presentadla (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
presentadnos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
presentaos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
presentadlos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
presentadlas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
preséntenme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
preséntenle (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
preséntennos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
preséntenles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
preséntense (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
preséntenme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
preséntenlo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
preséntenla (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
preséntennos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
preséntenlos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
preséntenlas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
preséntense (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)

(government) to table (e.g., a resolution, an amendment)


princesa

Borrowed from French princesse, from prince + -esse.


trono

→ Tagalog: trono

Borrowed from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos). Cognate with English throne.


línea

→ Tagalog: linya

Borrowed from Latin līnea (“line, thread”), from līnum (“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Compare the inherited Old Spanish form liña, still used in archaic modern Spanish. Cognate with Portuguese linha, Galician liña, and Catalan línia and llinya.

bor+

party line (an established policy that politicians should adhere to)


príncipe

→ Cebuano: prinsipe

→ Tagalog: prinsipe


golpe de estado

es-noun

golpe de estado m (plural golpes de estado)


IVA

(taxation, Spain) Acronym of impuesto de valor añadido (“VAT (value added tax)”).

(taxation, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela) Acronym of impuesto al valor agregado (“VAT (value added tax)”).

(taxation, Colombia) Acronym of impuesto sobre el valor agregado (“VAT (value added tax)”).


cetro

Inherited from Latin scēptrum, from Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron). The initial consonant group -sk- is merged by palatization into a single consonant, so the -e- prosthesis is not necessary (as, for example, in: Latin schola > escuela.


intendente

intendente m or f by sense (plural intendentes, feminine intendente or intendenta, feminine plural intendentes or intendentas)

intendentes (plural)
intendente (feminine)
intendenta (feminine)
intendentes (feminine plural)
intendentas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from the French intendant, introduced by the common Bourbon dynasty for various functions.

(Ecuador, Mexico, law enforcement) inspector


gendarme

gendarme m or f by sense (plural gendarmes)


sultana

sultana f (plural sultanas, masculine sultán, masculine plural sultanes)

sultanas (plural)
sultán (masculine)
sultanes (masculine plural)


negus

(historical) Negus (supreme Ethiopian ruler)


puerco

puerco m (plural puercos, feminine puerca, feminine plural puercas)

puercos (plural)
puerca (feminine)
puercas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Spanish puerco, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young swine, young pig”).

inh

(slang, derogatory, Mexico) police officer; "pig"


monarca

es-noun

monarca m or f by sense (plural monarcas)

Borrowed from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”).


regente

regente m or f by sense (plural regentes)

regent (one who rules in place of the monarch)


gobernador

gobernador m (plural gobernadores, feminine gobernadora, feminine plural gobernadoras)

gobernadores (plural)
gobernadora (feminine)
gobernadoras (feminine plural)

Chavacano: gobernador

Papiamentu: gobernador

→ Basque: gobernadore

→ Tagalog: gobernador

Inherited from Old Spanish gouernador, from Latin gubernātōrem (“director, governor”), from gubernō (“to direct, manage, govern”).


califa

Borrowed from French calife, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “vicar, successor”).


regio

es-adj

regio (feminine regia, masculine plural regios, feminine plural regias)

regia (feminine)
regios (masculine plural)
regias (feminine plural)


vicepresidente

es-noun

vicepresidente m (plural vicepresidentes, feminine vicepresidente or vicepresidenta, feminine plural vicepresidentes or vicepresidentas)

vicepresidentes (plural)
vicepresidente (feminine)
vicepresidenta (feminine)
vicepresidentes (feminine plural)
vicepresidentas (feminine plural)


cabo

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-. Doublet of jefe and chef.

(law enforcement) sergeant (highest rank of noncommissioned officer)


ONU

Organización de las Naciones Unidas#Spanish

(politics, government) Acronym of Organización de las Naciones Unidas. (UN (United Nations))


impuesto

From the past participle of imponer (“to impose”), which is borrowed from Latin. Parallel to French impôt and English impost.

impuesto a la venta de los bienes y servicios

tax, levy (money paid to the government)


elección

→ Cebuano: eleksyon

→ Ilocano: eleksion

→ Tagalog: eleksiyon


arancel

→ Catalan: aranzel

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الإِنْزَال (al-ʔinzál), from Arabic إِنْزَال (ʔinzāl).


congresista

es-noun

congresista m or f by sense (plural congresistas)


oligarquía

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía).


teocracia

theocracy (government under the control of a state-sponsored religion)


democrático

es-adj

democrático (feminine democrática, masculine plural democráticos, feminine plural democráticas)

democrática (feminine)
democráticos (masculine plural)
democráticas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δημοκρατικός (dēmokratikós).

bor+

δημοκρατικός


comisario

es-noun

comisario m (plural comisarios, feminine comisaria, feminine plural comisarias)

comisarios (plural)
comisaria (feminine)
comisarias (feminine plural)


cónsul

cónsul m or f by sense (plural cónsules)

heads of government
head of government#English

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire#English

(historical) consul (either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires)


soberano

soberano m (plural soberanos, feminine soberana, feminine plural soberanas)

soberanos (plural)
soberana (feminine)
soberanas (feminine plural)

From a Vulgar Latin root *superānus or *superiānus, from Latin super. Compare French souverain, Italian sovrano, soprano, Portuguese soberano, Catalan sobirà. Doublet of soprano, from Italian.


tecolote

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tecolōtl.


impuesto electoral

es-noun

impuesto electoral m (plural impuestos electorales)


capitación

Learned borrowing from Latin capitātiōnem.


lechera

*From Latin lactārius, corresponding to leche + -era.
*(police van): Because the first vans used by the Spanish police in the 1970s were also identical models to those used for delivering milk. Another reason is that the riot police officers came out of the vans distributing leches (“bumps, blows, smacks”).

(Spain, colloquial) anti-riot police van


regidor

es-noun

regidor m (plural regidores, feminine regidora, feminine plural regidoras)

regidores (plural)
regidora (feminine)
regidoras (feminine plural)

→ Classical Nahuatl: regidor

→ English: regidor

regidor (a position in municipal governments in Spain and Latin America, roughly corresponding to alderman (member of municipal legislative body))


caballería

English: caballeria

From caballero (“horseman, gentleman, cowboy”) + -ía (“-y: forming nouns”), from Late Latin caballārius (“horseman, rider”), from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius (“-ary”).

der

(historical, law) knight's fee (the land necessary to maintain a mounted soldier, legally bound to provide military service)


presidenta

From presidente (“president”) + -a (“feminine suffix”).


helada

From Early Medieval Latin gelāta, derived from Latin gelāre (“freeze”). By surface analysis, helar + -ada.


dinastía

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía).


aduana

→ Basque: aduana

→ Hiligaynon: aduana

→ Tagalog: adwana

→ Waray-Waray: adwana

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic الديوان (ad-dīwān, “the administrative office”), from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān, “administrative office”), from Persian دیوان (dêvân), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).

der

customs (office that taxes imported goods)


estatúder

Borrowed from Dutch stadhouder (literally “city holder”), calqued from Medieval Latin locum tenēns. Compare lugarteniente.

bor+

(historical) stadtholder (chief magistrate of the Dutch Republic)


faraón

es-noun

faraón m (plural faraones, feminine faraona, feminine plural faraonas)

faraones (plural)
faraona (feminine)
faraonas (feminine plural)

From Old Spanish pharaon, from Late Latin Pharaōnem, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”), pr:aA


acensuar

es-verb

acensuar (first-person singular present acensúo, first-person singular preterite acensué, past participle acensuado)

acensúo (first-person present singular)
acensué (first-person preterite singular)
acensuado (participle past)
acensuar (infinitive)
acensuando (gerund)
acensuado (masculine participle past singular)
acensuada (feminine participle past singular)
acensuados (masculine participle past plural)
acensuadas (feminine participle past plural)
acensúo (first-person indicative present singular)
acensúas (indicative informal present second-person singular)
acensuás (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
acensúa (indicative present singular third-person)
acensuamos (first-person indicative plural present)
acensuáis (indicative plural present second-person)
acensúan (indicative plural present third-person)
acensuaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
acensuabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
acensuaba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
acensuábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
acensuabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
acensuaban (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
acensué (first-person indicative preterite singular)
acensuaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
acensuó (indicative preterite singular third-person)
acensuamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
acensuasteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
acensuaron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
acensuaré (first-person future indicative singular)
acensuarás (future indicative second-person singular)
acensuará (future indicative singular third-person)
acensuaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
acensuaréis (future indicative plural second-person)
acensuarán (future indicative plural third-person)
acensuaría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
acensuarías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
acensuaría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
acensuaríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
acensuaríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
acensuarían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
acensúe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
acensúes (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
acensués (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
acensúe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
acensuemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
acensuéis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
acensúen (plural present subjunctive third-person)
acensuara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
acensuaras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
acensuara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
acensuáramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
acensuarais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
acensuaran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
acensuase (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
acensuases (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
acensuase (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
acensuásemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
acensuaseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
acensuasen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
acensuare (first-person future singular subjunctive)
acensuares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
acensuare (future singular subjunctive third-person)
acensuáremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
acensuareis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
acensuaren (future plural subjunctive third-person)
acensúa (imperative informal second-person singular)
acensuá (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
acensúe (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
acensúe (imperative singular third-person)
acensuemos (first-person imperative plural)
acensuad (imperative plural second-person)
acensúen (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
acensúen (imperative plural third-person)
acensúes (imperative negative second-person singular)
acensúe (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
acensúe (imperative negative singular third-person)
acensuemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
acensuéis (imperative negative plural second-person)
acensúen (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
acensúen (imperative negative plural third-person)


balota

→ Hiligaynon: balota


Pte.

Los campesinos denunciantes del homicidio, encabezados por el Pte. de la Asociación de Agricultores del Alto Paraná, Tomás Zayas, el srio. del MCP, pidieron la investigación del hecho y castigo a los culpables […]

1996, Soledad Villagra de Biederman, Juan Carlos Yuste, “Derecho a la Vida”, in Derechos Humanos en Paraguay - 1996, Servicio Paz y Justicia Paraguay:

Con el 99,12 % de los votos escrutados, Nicolás Maduro, y con él el legado del Pte. Chávez, ha ganado la elección presidencial en Venezuela.

2013 April 15, Sirio López Velasco, “Venezuela: Victoria Bolivariana y algunas interrogantes”, in Noticias Uruguayas, archived from the original on 2023-08-09:


demócrata

es-noun

demócrata m or f by sense (plural demócratas)


impositivo

es-adj

impositivo (feminine impositiva, masculine plural impositivos, feminine plural impositivas)

impositiva (feminine)
impositivos (masculine plural)
impositivas (feminine plural)


PVP

(taxation, Spain) Initialism of precio de venta al público (“retail price”).


archiduque

es-noun

archiduque m (plural archiduques, feminine archiduquesa, feminine plural archiduquesas)

archiduques (plural)
archiduquesa (feminine)
archiduquesas (feminine plural)


sultán

sultán m (plural sultanes, feminine sultana, feminine plural sultanas)

sultanes (plural)
sultana (feminine)
sultanas (feminine plural)

From Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šūlṭānā) "power".

der

Aramaic שולטנא (šūlṭānā)


plutocracia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλουτοκρατία (ploutokratía), from πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth”) + κράτος (krátos, “strength, might”).

bor+

πλουτοκρατία


alternabilidad

es-noun

alternabilidad f (plural alternabilidades)

(government) the possibility of rotation of power in a political regime


déspota

déspota m or f by sense (plural déspotas)

Borrowed from Italian despota, from Medieval Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “master, absolute ruler”).


pretendiente

es-noun

pretendiente m or f by sense (plural pretendientes)


pitufo

pitufo m (plural pitufos, feminine pitufa, feminine plural pitufas)

pitufos (plural)
pitufa (feminine)
pitufas (feminine plural)

Named after Patufet, a child character in Catalan folklore.
The bread rolls sense comes from a comparison to the small size of the smurfs, a popular cartoon at the time.

(Andalusia, Malaga) Small bread rolls, approximately 60g, 10 to 12 cm long and 6 or 7 cm wide.


caquistocracia

caquistocracia f (plural caquistocracias)


democratizar

es-verb

democratizar (first-person singular present democratizo, first-person singular preterite democraticé, past participle democratizado)

democratizo (first-person present singular)
democraticé (first-person preterite singular)
democratizado (participle past)
democratizar (infinitive)
democratizando (gerund)
democratizado (masculine participle past singular)
democratizada (feminine participle past singular)
democratizados (masculine participle past plural)
democratizadas (feminine participle past plural)
democratizo (first-person indicative present singular)
democratizas (indicative informal present second-person singular)
democratizás (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
democratiza (indicative present singular third-person)
democratizamos (first-person indicative plural present)
democratizáis (indicative plural present second-person)
democratizan (indicative plural present third-person)
democratizaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
democratizabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
democratizaba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
democratizábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
democratizabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
democratizaban (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
democraticé (first-person indicative preterite singular)
democratizaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
democratizó (indicative preterite singular third-person)
democratizamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
democratizasteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
democratizaron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
democratizaré (first-person future indicative singular)
democratizarás (future indicative second-person singular)
democratizará (future indicative singular third-person)
democratizaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
democratizaréis (future indicative plural second-person)
democratizarán (future indicative plural third-person)
democratizaría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
democratizarías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
democratizaría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
democratizaríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
democratizaríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
democratizarían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
democratice (first-person present singular subjunctive)
democratices (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
democraticés (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
democratice (present singular subjunctive third-person)
democraticemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
democraticéis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
democraticen (plural present subjunctive third-person)
democratizara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
democratizaras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
democratizara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
democratizáramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
democratizarais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
democratizaran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
democratizase (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
democratizases (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
democratizase (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
democratizásemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
democratizaseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
democratizasen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
democratizare (first-person future singular subjunctive)
democratizares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
democratizare (future singular subjunctive third-person)
democratizáremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
democratizareis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
democratizaren (future plural subjunctive third-person)
democratiza (imperative informal second-person singular)
democratizá (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
democratice (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
democratice (imperative singular third-person)
democraticemos (first-person imperative plural)
democratizad (imperative plural second-person)
democraticen (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
democraticen (imperative plural third-person)
democratices (imperative negative second-person singular)
democratice (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
democratice (imperative negative singular third-person)
democraticemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
democraticéis (imperative negative plural second-person)
democraticen (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
democraticen (imperative negative plural third-person)
democratizarme (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
democratizarte (combined-form dative infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
democratizarle (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
democratizarse (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
democratizarnos (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
democratizaros (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
democratizarles (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
democratizarse (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
democratizarme (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
democratizarte (accusative combined-form infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
democratizarlo (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
democratizarla (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
democratizarse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
democratizarnos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
democratizaros (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
democratizarlos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
democratizarlas (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
democratizarse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
democratizándome (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-singular)
democratizándote (combined-form dative gerund object-second-person object-singular)
democratizándole (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
democratizándose (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
democratizándonos (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-plural)
democratizándoos (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-second-person)
democratizándoles (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
democratizándose (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
democratizándome (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-singular)
democratizándote (accusative combined-form gerund object-second-person object-singular)
democratizándolo (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
democratizándola (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
democratizándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
democratizándonos (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-plural)
democratizándoos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-second-person)
democratizándolos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
democratizándolas (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
democratizándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
democratízame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
democratízate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
democratízale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
democratízanos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
democratízales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
democratízame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
democratízate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
democratízalo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
democratízala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
democratízanos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
democratízalos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
democratízalas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
democratizame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
democratizate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
democratizale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
democratizanos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
democratizales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
democratizame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
democratizate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
democratizalo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
democratizala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
democratizanos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
democratizalos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
democratizalas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
democratíceme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
democratícele (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
democratícese (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
democratícenos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
democratíceles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
democratíceme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
democratícelo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
democratícela (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
democratícese (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
democratícenos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
democratícelos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
democratícelas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
democraticémoste (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
democraticémosle (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
democraticémonos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
democraticémoos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
democraticémosles (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
democraticémoste (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
democraticémoslo (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
democraticémosla (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
democraticémonos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
democraticémoos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
democraticémoslos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
democraticémoslas (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
democratizadme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
democratizadle (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
democratizadnos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
democratizaos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
democratizadles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
democratizadme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
democratizadlo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
democratizadla (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
democratizadnos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
democratizaos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
democratizadlos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
democratizadlas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
democratícenme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
democratícenle (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
democratícennos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
democratícenles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
democratícense (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
democratícenme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
democratícenlo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
democratícenla (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
democratícennos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
democratícenlos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
democratícenlas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
democratícense (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)

From Ancient Greek δημοκρατίζειν (dēmokratízein).

der

δημοκρατίζειν


poliarquía

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολυαρχία (poluarkhía), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “dominion, rule”).


heredero forzoso

es-noun

heredero forzoso m (plural herederos forzosos, feminine heredera forzosa, feminine plural herederas forzosas)

herederos forzosos (plural)
heredera forzosa (feminine)
herederas forzosas (feminine plural)

From heredero (“heir”) + forzoso (“obligatory, compulsory”).


heredero presunto

heredero presunto m (plural herederos presuntos, feminine heredera presunta, feminine plural herederas presuntas)

herederos presuntos (plural)
heredera presunta (feminine)
herederas presuntas (feminine plural)


oclocracia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀχλοκρατία (okhlokratía, “mob rule”), from ὄχλος (ókhlos, “crowd, throng”) + κράτος (krátos, “might, strength”).


Ertzaintza

[eɾˈt͡ʃãnʲ.t͡ʃa]

[eɾˈt͡ʃãĩnʲ.t͡ʃa]

the police force of the Basque Country, Spain


Reyes Católicos

(Spain, historical) Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, the two Spanish monarchs who completed the Reconquista

tanto monta, monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando


hidrante

[iˈð̞ɾãn̪.t̪e]

fire hydrant (a device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main supply)


Mozos de Escuadra

los Mozos de Escuadra (canonical masculine plural)

Calque of Catalan Mossos d'Esquadra (literally “team officers”).

calque

Mossos d'Esquadra (the police force of Catalonia)


jineta

All the senses come from jinete except the sense referring to the genet, which is of uncertain origin but may also be from or cognate to jinete.


primer ministro

es-noun

primer ministro m (plural primeros ministros, feminine primera ministra, feminine plural primeras ministras)

primeros ministros (plural)
primera ministra (feminine)
primeras ministras (feminine plural)


contraterrorista

es-adj

contraterrorista m or f (masculine and feminine plural contraterroristas)

contraterroristas (feminine masculine plural)

(law enforcement, military) antiterrorist (counteracting terrorism)


tómbolo

De entre los accidentes geográficos, el tómbolo destaca por su esbeltez: una lengua de arena o istmo que –solo en bajamar si le rodea el Atlántico- permite llegar a una franja de tierra.

2015 November 4, “Diez hábitats costeros únicos en España”, in El País:


káiser

Borrowed from German Kaiser. Doublet of César.


alcabala

→ English: alcavala

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic القبالة (al-qabála), from Arabic قبالة (qabāla).

bor+

Los militares custodiaban en una alcabala móvil instalada en el sector cuando fueron atacados por un grupo de hombres armados.

2016 July 5, “Asesinaron a dos funcionarios del Ejército en una alcabala móvil”, in El Nacional:

The soldiers were guarding a mobile checkpoint installed in the zone when they were attacked by a group of armed men.

(Venezuela, Colombia) checkpoint (police post at an exit from a city or a highway)


treudo

Inherited from Latin tribūtum. Doublet of tributo, which was borrowed.

(historical, especially Aragon) emphyteutic canon; emphyteusis

(historical, especially Aragon) cadastre


conducho

a type of tribute or tax paid to the court of the King of Spain in the Middle Ages


alfoz

From Andalusian Arabic الحَوْز (al-ḥáwz), from Arabic حَوْز (ḥawz, literally “possession”), formed as a verbal noun of حَازَ (ḥāza).

der

(historical) during the Middle Ages, the rural territory belonging to a corresponding town


exrey

Coordinate term: exreina


sanjacado

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سنجاق (sancak) + -ado.


monarquía constitucional

es-noun

monarquía constitucional f (plural monarquías constitucionales)

constitutional monarchy
constitutional monarchy


monarquía absoluta

monarquía absoluta f (plural monarquías absolutas)


tipo impositivo

tipo impositivo m (plural tipos impositivos)


tasa impositiva

tasa impositiva f (plural tasas impositivas)


tipo de gravamen

tipo de gravamen m (plural tipos de gravamen)


posdemocrático

es-adj

posdemocrático (feminine posdemocrática, masculine plural posdemocráticos, feminine plural posdemocráticas)

posdemocrática (feminine)
posdemocráticos (masculine plural)
posdemocráticas (feminine plural)

Ello me permitió conocer y disfrutar de la amistad de ilustres venezolanos, como los mencionados, así como compañeros del quehacer cotidiano del más eficiente y capacitado conglomerado político que se haya constituido jamás en la Venezuela posdemocrática: desde Pompeyo Márquez hasta Julio Borges, y desde Alejandro Armas hasta Helen Fernández.

2017 December 31, -, “Por la construcción de la alternativa democrática”, in El Nacional:


IGV

(taxation, Peru) Acronym of impuesto general a las ventas (“VAT (value added tax)”).


cuatropea

From Old Spanish cuadrupea, from Latin (animālia) quadrupedia "four-legged (animals)". The modern form presumably reflects influence from cuatro (“four”).

(historical) tax on the sale of livestock


coche de bomberos

es-noun

coche de bomberos m (plural coches de bomberos)


manguera de incendios

manguera de incendios f (plural mangueras de incendios)

[mãŋˌɡe.ɾa ð̞e ĩn̟ˈθẽn̪.d̪jos]

fire hose (hose designed to deliver water to douse a fire)