"cabecilla" meaning in Spanish

See cabecilla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kabeˈθiʝa/, [ka.β̞eˈθi.ʝa], /kabeˈθiʝa/, [ka.β̞eˈθi.ʝa], /kabeˈθiʎa/, [ka.β̞eˈθi.ʎa], /kabeˈsiʝa/, [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʝa], /kabeˈsiʝa/, [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʝa], /kabeˈsiʎa/, [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʎa], /kabeˈsiʃa/, [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʃa], /kabeˈsiʒa/, [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʒa], /kabeˈsia/, [ka.β̞eˈsi.a] Forms: cabecillas [plural]
Rhymes: -iʝa, -iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain), -iʎa (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines), -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs), -iʒa (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay), -ia (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama)) Etymology: From cabeza + -cilla. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:af|cabeza|-cilla|text=+|tree=1}} From cabeza + -cilla. Head templates: {{es-noun|mfbysense}} cabecilla m or f by sense (plural cabecillas)
  1. leader, boss Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: jefe, líder
    Sense id: en-cabecilla-es-noun-Jv7b4c6S
  2. diminutive of cabeza Tags: by-personal-gender, diminutive, feminine, form-of, masculine Form of: cabeza
    Sense id: en-cabecilla-es-noun-1Xd1Pfug Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Spanish nouns with irregular gender, Spanish terms suffixed with -cilla, Leaders Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 6 94 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 6 94 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 6 94 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 6 94 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 33 67 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 14 86 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -cilla: 8 92 Disambiguation of Leaders: 39 61

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "cabeza",
        "4": "-cilla",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "From cabeza + -cilla.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From cabeza + -cilla.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cabecillas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧be‧ci‧lla"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ca‧be‧ci‧lla"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "leader, boss"
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          "leader",
          "leader"
        ],
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "jefe"
        },
        {
          "word": "líder"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "11 89",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "4 96",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "33 67",
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          "name": "Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "14 86",
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          "_dis": "8 92",
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          "name": "Spanish terms suffixed with -cilla",
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        }
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      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "cabeza"
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        "diminutive of cabeza"
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      "links": [
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          "cabeza",
          "cabeza#Spanish"
        ]
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        "diminutive",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈθiʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈθi.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈθiʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈθi.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈθiʎa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈθi.ʎa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsiʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsiʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsiʎa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.ʎa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsiʃa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.ʃa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsiʒa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.ʒa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsia/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʝa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʎa (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʒa (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ia (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cabecilla"
}
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      },
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From cabeza + -cilla.",
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    {
      "form": "cabecillas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧be‧ci‧lla"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ca‧be‧ci‧lla"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "leader, boss"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "jefe"
        },
        {
          "word": "líder"
        }
      ],
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        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "cabeza"
        }
      ],
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        "diminutive of cabeza"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cabeza",
          "cabeza#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
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        "by-personal-gender",
        "diminutive",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈθiʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈθi.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈθiʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈθi.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈθiʎa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈθi.ʎa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsiʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsiʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsiʎa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.ʎa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsiʃa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.ʃa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsiʒa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.ʒa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kabeˈsia/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka.β̞eˈsi.a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʝa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʎa (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʒa (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ia (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cabecilla"
}

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