comandante

[ kom-uhn-dan-tee; Spanish, Italian kaw-mahn-dahn-te ]

noun,plural co·man·dan·tes [kom-uhn-dan-teez; Spanish kaw-mahn-dahn-tes], /ˌkɒm ənˈdæn tiz; Spanish ˌkɔ mɑnˈdɑn tɛs/, Italian co·man·dan·ti [kaw-mahn-dahn-tee]. /ˌkɔ mɑnˈdɑn ti/.

Origin of comandante

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<Spanish, Italian

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How to use comandante in a sentence

  • With the two envoys went comandante Terrada, who, entering the fort with them, took command of the grenadiers.

    Ponce de Leon | William Pilling
  • "Nor how we licked 'em out of their boots, and that's saying a good deal," whispered Crosby, glancing at the comandante's feet.

  • "The Senor comandante can hold no conference with you until you disperse your party," interpreted the secretary.

  • A monotonous voice also—the comandante's evidently—was raised in a thin, high recitative.

  • The comandante lifted his hand gravely with a gesture of silence, and then slowly removed his plumed hat.