caudillo

pronunciation

How to pronounce caudillo in British English: UK [kɔ:'di:ljəʊ]word uk audio image

How to pronounce caudillo in American English: US [kɔ'diljoʊ] word us audio image

Word Origin

caudillo (n.)
dictator in Spain or Latin America, 1852, from Spanish caudillo, cabdillo "leader, chief," from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum). Later in Spain taken by Franco as a title in imitation of German Führer, Italian Duce.

Example

1. Such language could have been drafted by any third world caudillo .

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