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cau⋅dil⋅lo
[kaw-deel-yoh, -dee-oh; Sp. kou-th
ee-lyaw, -thee-yaw] 
–noun, plural -dil⋅los [-deel-yohz, -dee-ohz; Sp. -thee-lyaws, -thee-yaws] .
[-deel-yohz, -dee-ohz; Sp. -thee-lyaws, -thee-yaws] . | (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
1850–55; < Sp < LL capitellum, equiv. to L capit- (s. of caput) head + -ellum dim. suffix; see -elle
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| cau·dil·lo (kô-dēl'yō, -dē'yō, kou-) 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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