caudilho
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caudillo, from Old Spanish cabdiello, from Late Latin capitellum, based on Latin capitem. Doublet of cabedelo, coudel, capitel, capitelo, and cadete.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iʎu
- Hyphenation: cau‧di‧lho
Noun
caudilho m (plural caudilhos, feminine caudilha, feminine plural caudilhas)
- (politics) caudillo (a military dictator, especially in Latin American)
- Synonym: ditador militar
- a local violent and authoritarian political leader; a strongman
- Synonym: coronel
Adjective
caudilho (feminine caudilha, masculine plural caudilhos, feminine plural caudilhas)
- violent and authoritarian