How to Say “Army Major” in Spanish

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mayor del ejército
/maʝoɾ del exeɾθito/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'army major' is translated into Spanish as mayor del ejército.
This phrase refers to a commissioned officer in the army who holds the rank of major.

Which one should you use?

In some Spanish-speaking militaries, the rank equivalent to a major is referred to as comandante.

How do you pronounce it?

/maʝoɾ del exeɾθito/

Did you know?

  • The word mayor also means 'older' or 'bigger' in Spanish, creating a linguistic connection between seniority in age and seniority in rank.
  • The word ejército replaced the older Spanish term hueste during the 15th century, after being borrowed from the Latin 'exercitus'.

Examples in context

  • La mayor del ejército
    The army major, referring to a female
  • Él es un mayor del ejército muy respetado.
    He is a very respected army major.
  • El mayor del ejército dio las órdenes rápidamente.
    The army major gave the orders quickly.

Example conversation

Lucía and Daniel are looking at an old photograph in a family album.

  1. Lucía

    ¿Quién es este hombre en la foto?
    Who is this man in the photo?
  2. Daniel

    Es mi tío, un mayor del ejército.
    It is my uncle, an army major.
  3. Lucía

    Parece un mayor del ejército muy serio.
    He looks like a very serious army major.
  4. Daniel

    Sí, él siempre fue muy disciplinado.
    Yes, he was always very disciplined.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries del, ejército, mayor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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