caudillo

(ko̵u t̸hēlyō̂, -t̸hēyō̂)

noun pl. caudillos

a leader; esp., a military dictator

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

See caudillo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. cau·dil·los
  1. A leader or chief, especially a military dictator.
  2. A political boss; an overlord.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish, leader

Origin: , from Late Latin capitellum

Origin: , diminutive of Latin caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots

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