caudillos

Variant of caudillo

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

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