caudillo

[ kaw-deel-yoh, -dee-oh; Spanish kou-thee-lyaw, -thee-yaw ]

noun,plural cau·dil·los [kaw-deel-yohz, -dee-ohz; Spanish kaw-thee-lyaws, -thee-yaws]. /kɔˈdil yoʊz, -ˈdi oʊz; Spanish kɔˈði lyɔs, -ˈði yɔs/.
  1. (in Spanish-speaking countries) a head of state, especially a military dictator.

Origin of caudillo

1
1850–55; <Spanish <Late Latin capitellum, equivalent to Latin capit- (stem of caput) head + -ellum diminutive suffix; see -elle

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caudillo

/ (kɔːˈdiːljəʊ, Spanish kauˈðiʎo) /


nounplural -los (-jəʊz, Spanish -ʎos)
  1. (in Spanish-speaking countries) a military or political leader

Origin of caudillo

1
Spanish, from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of Latin caput head

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