caudillo

Meaning

1. A leader.
2. A military dictator, especially one ruling in Spain, Portugal or Latin America.

Synonyms

authority

bellwether

boss

chairperson

chief

conductor

fuhrer

gaffer

head

honcho

leader

mastermind

ringleader

ruler

tribune

Translations

caudillo

caudilho

caudillo

dirigent

Führer

Hauptmann

Anführer

Leiter

🪜

Führerin

Filmanfang

Leittier

Tabellenführer

Vorsteigerin

Leitwolf

Kopf

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔˈdiː(j)oʊ/

Etymology

From Spanish caudillo, from Late Latin capitellum, based on Latin caput, capitis (“head”). Doublet of caddie, cadel, cadet, capital, and capitellum. More possible, from kaput and ili (iri, ür, uri: town), from Basque language. In Iberian ili is high point, high city.