ayuntamiento

town hall

noun ah-yoon-tah-MYEN-toh Less Common

Origin: from ayuntar 'to join together', from Latin adiungere

Also means

city council

Usage Note

Ayuntamiento denotes both the local government body (city council) and the physical building (town hall). Smaller municipalities may use alcaldía instead. Spain's ayuntamientos have significant autonomous powers; registering one's residence (empadronamiento) is done there.

Examples

"El ayuntamiento organiza las fiestas locales."

Natural Translation

The town hall organises the local festivals.

Literal Translation

The town-hall organizes the festivals local

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