caudillo
pronunciation
How to pronounce caudillo in British English: UK [kɔ:'di:ljəʊ]
How to pronounce caudillo in American English: US [kɔ'diljoʊ]
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 .