hidalgo

noun

hi·​dal·​go hi-ˈdal-(ˌ)gō  ē-ˈt͟häl- 

plural hidalgos

often capitalized

: a member of the lower nobility of Spain

Examples of hidalgo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Guy Montag burned libraries in Fahrenheit 451, and Don Quixote’s priest and barber burned the romances that turned the hidalgo mad. —Justin Beal, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Old Spanish fijo dalgo, literally, son of something

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hidalgo

noun

hi·​dal·​go hid-ˈal-gō  ē-ˈt͟häl- 

plural hidalgos

: a member of the lower nobility of Spain

Etymology

Spanish contraction of earlier hijo de algo, fijo de algo "a person born into wealth," literally, "son of something"

Geographical Definition

Hidalgo

geographical name

Hi·​dal·​go hi-ˈdal-(ˌ)gō 

ē-ˈt͟häl-(ˌ)gō

state of central Mexico; capital Pachuca area 8103 square miles (20,987 square kilometers), population 2,665,018