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hidalgo Definition

hi·dalgo (hi dal′gō; Sp ē t̸häl′gō̂)

noun pl. -·gos-gōz; Sp, -gō̂s

a Spanish nobleman of secondary rank, below that of a grandee

Etymology: Sp, contr. < hijo de algo, son of something < hijo, son (< L filius: see filial) + de, of + algo, something, possessions (< L aliquem)

Hidalgo Definition

Hi·dalgo (hi dal′gō; MexSp ē däl′gō̂)

state of central Mexico: 8,103 sq mi (20,987 sq km); pop. 1,888,000; cap. Pachuca

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