How to Pronounce "corregidor"
word
kɝˈɛɡədɔɹ
ker-EGG-uh-dor
kəˌredʒɪˈdɔː
kuh-REDJ-ih-DAW
Definition
A corrgidor was an official in Spain and its colonies who governed a town or region and had administrative and sometimes judicial authority, especially during the colonial period.
IPA Transcription
American English
kɝˈɛɡədɔɹ
British English
kəˌredʒɪˈdɔː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ker-EGG-uh-dor
UK
kuh-REDJ-ih-DAW
Listen in Context
The corregidor had power over the city during the colonial period.
A corregidor often handled both legal and administrative matters.
Every town needed a corregidor to keep order.
The role of corregidor disappeared after the independence movements.