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masculine
/aʝuntaˈmjento/
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Translation
town hall, town council
Word origin
From ayuntar, an old form of juntar ('to join together'), from Latin adiunctare, from ad ('to') plus iungere ('to join'). The council is literally the body that gathers the townsfolk.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- adiunctare
- English cognates
- junction, join, adjoin
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralayuntamientos
Examples
plaza .
The town hall is on the main square.
impuesto.
I have to go to the town hall to pay a tax.
.
The town council approved a new traffic plan.
protestaron .
The residents protested in front of the town hall.
.
The town council organises the town festivals.
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