"mayor" meaning in Spanish

See mayor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /maˈʝoɾ/, [maˈʝoɾ], /maˈʝoɾ/, [maˈʝoɾ], /maˈʃoɾ/, [maˈʃoɾ], /maˈʒoɾ/, [maˈʒoɾ] Forms: mayores [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -oɾ Etymology: Inherited from Latin maior. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|maior|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin maior, {{inh+|es|la|maior}} Inherited from Latin maior Head templates: {{es-adj-comp}} mayor m or f (masculine and feminine plural mayores)
  1. comparative degree of grande: bigger Tags: comparative, feminine, form-of, masculine Form of: grande (extra: bigger)
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-adj-8gLvF6-P Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 14 1 0 5 10 6 1 3 15 5 2 5 1
  2. comparative degree of viejo: older; elder Tags: comparative, feminine, form-of, masculine Form of: viejo (extra: older; elder)
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-adj-xOYxqXyK Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 14 1 0 5 10 6 1 3 15 5 2 5 1
  3. (of a person) comparative degree of viejo: old; at an advanced age Tags: comparative, feminine, form-of, masculine Form of: viejo (extra: old; at an advanced age) Synonyms: viejo, anciano
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-adj-ShfXrvTv Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 14 1 0 5 10 6 1 3 15 5 2 5 1
  4. of age; adult; grown-up Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: mayor de edad
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-adj-uxr3Jdbi
  5. major; main Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-adj-5SrcBkZ2 Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations
  6. head; boss Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-adj-F9BxtuzT
  7. (music) major Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-adj-ZVimozed Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  8. (as a superlative, el/la/lo mayor) superlative degree of grande: the biggest Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, superlative Form of: grande (extra: the biggest)
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-adj-rsJir2NO
  9. (as a superlative) superlative degree of viejo: the oldest Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, superlative Form of: viejo (extra: the oldest)
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-adj-s0HhUcc2
  10. enhanced Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-adj-rtvp9fH1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /maˈʝoɾ/, [maˈʝoɾ], /maˈʝoɾ/, [maˈʝoɾ], /maˈʃoɾ/, [maˈʃoɾ], /maˈʒoɾ/, [maˈʒoɾ] Forms: mayores [plural]
Rhymes: -oɾ Etymology: Inherited from Latin maior. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|maior|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin maior, {{inh+|es|la|maior}} Inherited from Latin maior Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} mayor m (plural mayores)
  1. (military) major (military rank) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-noun-WGl4BfSe Categories (other): Military, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Military ranks Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 16 15 14 1 0 5 10 6 1 3 15 5 2 5 1 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 13 12 11 1 0 0 7 4 0 1 40 1 2 5 1 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. boss; head Tags: masculine Synonyms: patrón
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-noun-k-x1y~e8
  3. (literary, in the plural) ancestors Tags: in-plural, literary, masculine Synonyms: antepasado, ancestro
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-noun-TGea8-sN
  4. old person Tags: masculine Synonyms: viejo
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-noun-moesO4rl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: residencia de mayores

Noun

IPA: /maˈʝoɾ/, [maˈʝoɾ], /maˈʝoɾ/, [maˈʝoɾ], /maˈʃoɾ/, [maˈʃoɾ], /maˈʒoɾ/, [maˈʒoɾ] Forms: mayores [plural]
Rhymes: -oɾ Etymology: Inherited from Latin maior. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|maior|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin maior, {{inh+|es|la|maior}} Inherited from Latin maior Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} mayor f (plural mayores)
  1. (nautical) mainsail Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mayor-es-noun-oCEofZIc Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "a mayor abundamiento"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "adulto mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aguas mayores"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "al por mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "alcalde mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "alguacil mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "altar mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "batará mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "calle mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Carro Mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caza mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cigomático mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "colegio mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "endrino mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Estado Mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "estay mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fuerza mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "iglesia mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "justicia mayor"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "labios mayores"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "libro mayor"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mayor postor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mayor postora"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mayor que"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mayora"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mayormente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "negar la mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "oficial mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ortejo mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Osa Mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "palabras mayores"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "palo mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pasar a mayores"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plana mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plaza mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "por la mayor parte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "por mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sargento mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vela mayor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "venta al por mayor"
    }
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        "id": "",
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        "ma‧yor"
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          "ref": "2024 April 29, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Rolls-Royce amplía su fábrica para construir coches más despacio”, in CNN en Español:",
          "text": "Los fabricantes italianos de supercoches Lamborghini y Ferrari también han informado de un mayor interés por los programas de personalización.",
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      ],
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          "english": "my boyfriend is older than me",
          "text": "mi novio es mayor que yo",
          "translation": "my boyfriend is older than me",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "english": "I've got an elder sister",
          "text": "tengo una hermana mayor",
          "translation": "I've got an elder sister",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "links": [
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        ],
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          "older",
          "older"
        ],
        [
          "elder",
          "elder"
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        "feminine",
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      "form_of": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-mayor-es-adj-ShfXrvTv",
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        [
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a person) comparative degree of viejo: old; at an advanced age"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "viejo"
        },
        {
          "word": "anciano"
        }
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          "english": "When I'm grown-up, I want to be a doctor.",
          "text": "Cuando (yo) sea mayor voy a ser médico",
          "translation": "When I'm grown-up, I want to be a doctor.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of age; adult; grown-up"
      ],
      "id": "en-mayor-es-adj-uxr3Jdbi",
      "links": [
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          "of age"
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        [
          "adult",
          "adult"
        ],
        [
          "grown-up",
          "grown-up"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mayor de edad"
        }
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        "masculine"
      ]
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          "english": "a major concern",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "una preocupación mayor",
          "translation": "a major concern",
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        },
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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          "english": "the main square",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "la plaza mayor",
          "translation": "the main square",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "main"
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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      ],
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        "(music) major"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
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        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
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          "el"
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        [
          "la",
          "la"
        ],
        [
          "lo",
          "lo"
        ],
        [
          "grande",
          "grande#Spanish"
        ],
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      "qualifier": "el/la/lo mayor",
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      "id": "en-mayor-es-adj-s0HhUcc2",
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        [
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          "enhanced"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʝoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʝoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʝoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʝoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʃoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʃoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʒoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʒoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayor"
}

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  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ma‧yor"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "es:Military"
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        "major (military rank)"
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          "major",
          "major"
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        "(military) major (military rank)"
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        "masculine"
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          "head",
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          "word": "patrón"
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        "masculine"
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        "Spanish literary terms"
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        "ancestors"
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        "(literary, in the plural) ancestors"
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          "word": "antepasado"
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          "word": "ancestro"
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        "in-plural",
        "literary",
        "masculine"
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      "glosses": [
        "old person"
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        {
          "word": "viejo"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʝoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʝoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʝoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʝoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʃoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʃoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʒoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʒoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayor"
}

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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    "ma‧yor"
  ],
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      "parts": [
        "ma‧yor"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "mainsail"
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        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
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        [
          "mainsail",
          "mainsail"
        ]
      ],
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        "(nautical) mainsail"
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/maˈʝoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʝoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʝoɾ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[maˈʝoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʃoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʃoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈʒoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maˈʒoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
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}

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