cabecilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From cabeza +‎ -cilla.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /kabeˈθiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /kabeˈθiʎa/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /kabeˈsiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kabeˈsiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kabeˈsiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kabeˈsiʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: ca‧be‧ci‧lla

Noun

cabecilla m or f by sense (plural cabecillas)

  1. leader, ringleader
  2. diminutive of cabeza

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