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cau·dil·lo 
Audio Help [kaw-deel-yoh, -dee-oh; Sp. kou-thee-lyaw, -thee-yaw] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [kaw-deel-yoh, -dee-oh; Sp. kou-thee-lyaw, -thee-yaw] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -dil·los
Audio Help [-deel-yohz, -dee-ohz; Sp. -thee-lyaws, -thee-yaws] Pronunciation Key.
Audio Help [-deel-yohz, -dee-ohz; Sp. -thee-lyaws, -thee-yaws] Pronunciation Key. | (in Spanish-speaking countries) a head of state, esp. a military dictator. |
[Origin: 1850–55; < Sp < LL capitellum, equiv. to L capit- (s. of caput) head + -ellum dim. suffix; see -elle]
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Caudillo
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| cau·dil·lo
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n. pl. cau·dil·los
[Spanish, leader, from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of Latin caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.] |
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