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Spanish
Etymology
From cabeza + -cilla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain) /kabeˈθiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /kabeˈθiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kabeˈsiʝa/
- 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)
- leader, ringleader
- diminutive of cabeza
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