Main Entry: cau·di·llo

Pronunciation: \kau̇-ˈthē-(ˌ)yō, -ˈthēl-(ˌ)yō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural cau·di·llos

Etymology: Spanish, chief, leader, from Late Latin capitellum small head — more at cadet

Date: 1852

: a Spanish or Latin-American military dictator