Etymology

From SpanishCategory:English terms borrowed from Spanish#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:English terms derived from Spanish#AYUNTAMIENTO ayuntamiento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˌjʊntəˈmjɛntoʊ/, /ə-/, /aɪ-/, /-jun-/, /-mi.ˈɛn-/Category:English 5-syllable words#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:English IPA pronunciations with invalid separators#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AYUNTAMIENTO

Noun

ayuntamiento (plural ayuntamientos)Category:English lemmas#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:English nouns#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:English countable nouns#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:Pages with entries#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:Pages with 2 entries#AYUNTAMIENTO

1. A corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.

Etymology

From obsolete ayuntar ("join, gather") + -miento, ultimately from LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#AYUNTAMIENTO adiūnctus, a contraction of ad- + iūnctus. Note how ayuntamiento preserves the Latin palatal – as does yunta ("yoke [of oxen], team [of horses]"), but not junto ("together"). Both terms equally derive from iūnctus, but only the latter underwent velarisation.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -entoCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ento#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ento/5 syllables#AYUNTAMIENTO
• Syllabification: a‧yun‧ta‧mien‧to

Noun

ayuntamiento m (plural ayuntamientos)Category:Spanish lemmas#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:Spanish nouns#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:Spanish countable nouns#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:Pages with entries#AYUNTAMIENTOCategory:Pages with 2 entries#AYUNTAMIENTO

1. city council, town council, council (a corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns, corresponding to mayor and aldermen)

   Synonym: alcaldía

2. city hall, town hall

   Synonym: alcaldía

3. (obsoleteCategory:Spanish terms with obsolete senses#AYUNTAMIENTO, uncountableCategory:Spanish uncountable nouns#AYUNTAMIENTO) sexual intercourse

Further reading

• “ayuntamiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025