ayuntamiento
noun
ayun·ta·mien·to
īˌyu̇n(ˌ)tämēˈentō
plural -s
1
: the municipal council or governing body of a town or city in Spain or the former Spanish colonies
2
: a town hall in Spain or the former Spanish colonies
Word History
Etymology
Spanish, from Old Spanish, from ayuntar to join, unite (from a to —from Latin ad— + yuntar, juntar to join, from Latin junctus, past participle of jungere to join) + -miento -ment (from Latin -mentum)