"caudillo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɔˈdiː(j)oʊ/, /kaʊˈdiː(j)oʊ/ Forms: caudillos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish caudillo, from Late Latin capitellum, based on Latin caput, capitis (“head”). Doublet of caddie, cadel, cadet, capital, capitellum, and Kadet. More possible, from kaput and ili (iri, ür, uri: town), from Basque language. In Iberian ili is high point, high city. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|caudillo}} Spanish caudillo, {{der|en|LL.|capitellum}} Late Latin capitellum, {{der|en|la|caput}} Latin caput, {{m|la|capitis||head}} capitis (“head”), {{doublet|en|caddie|cadel|cadet|capital|capitellum|Kadet|id4=architecture}} Doublet of caddie, cadel, cadet, capital, capitellum, and Kadet Head templates: {{en-noun}} caudillo (plural caudillos)
  1. A leader.
    Sense id: en-caudillo-en-noun-1GEX1DVO
  2. A military dictator, especially one ruling in Spain, Portugal or Latin America. Categories (topical): Heads of state Translations (military dictator in South America): 考迪羅 (Chinese Mandarin), 考迪罗 (kǎodíluó) (Chinese Mandarin), sotilasdiktaattori (Finnish), caudillo [masculine] (French), caudilho [masculine] (Portuguese), кауди́льо (kaudílʹo) [masculine] (Russian), caudillo [masculine] (Spanish), caudillo [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-caudillo-en-noun-NB3ryHq1 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 26 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'military dictator in South America': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: caudilloship Related terms: caudillismo

Inflected forms

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