Caudillo Definition
kô-dēlyō, -dēyō, kou-
caudillos, caudillo
noun
A leader, esp. a military dictator, of a Spanish-speaking country.
Webster's New World
A political boss; an overlord.
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Other Word Forms of Caudillo
Noun
Singular:
caudillo
Plural:
caudillosOrigin of Caudillo
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Spanish leader from Late Latin capitellum diminutive of Latin caput head kaput- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Spanish caudillo, from Late Latin capitellum, based on Latin caput, capitis "head".
From Wiktionary
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