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caudillo Definition

cau·dillo (ko̵u t̸hē′lyō̂, -t̸hē′yō̂)

noun pl. caudillos -·llos (-t̸hē′lyō̂s, -t̸hē′yō̂s)

a leader; esp., a military dictator

Etymology: Sp, leader; akin to Prov capdel, Gascon capdet: see cadet

Browse dictionary entries near caudillo

  1. ‹ caudices
  2. ‹ caudexes
  3. ‹ caudex
  4. ‹ caudated
  5. ‹ caudate
  6. ‹ caudally
  7. ‹ caudal
  8. ‹ caudad
  9. ‹ caucussing
  10. ‹ caucussed
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