| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cau·dil·lo |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kô-d l y , -dy, kou- |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. cau·dil·los
1. A leader or chief, especially a military dictator. 2. A political boss; an overlord. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Spanish, leader, from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of Latin caput, head. See kaput- in Appendix I.
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