caudilho
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- Rhymes: -iʎu
- Hyphenation: cau‧di‧lho
Noun edit
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 edit
caudilho (feminine caudilha, masculine plural caudilhos, feminine plural caudilhas)
- violent and authoritarian