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A caudillo (/ k ɔː ˈ d iː (l) j oʊ, k aʊ ˈ-/ kaw-DEE(L)-yoh, kow-, Spanish: [kawˈðiʎo]; Old Spanish: cabdillo, from Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput "head") is a type of personalist leader wielding military and political power. [1] There is no precise English translation for the term, though it is often used interchangeably with ...
A caudillo (Spanish pronunciation: [kawˈdiʎo]; Old Spanish: cabdillo, from Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput "head". Caudillo means "little head" or "little chief") is part of the larger Iberian tradition of authoritarian leaders, with roots in the Iberian past, particularly in the Reconquista. [ 2 ]
The present Portuguese word dodô ("dodo") is of English origin. The Portuguese word doudo or doido may itself be a loanword from Old English (cp. English "dolt") [34] Embarrass from Portuguese embaraçar (same meaning; also to tangle – string or rope), from em + baraço (archaic for "rope") [35] Emu from ema (= "rhea") [36]
Michael Imperioli discovers a spirited piece of his ancestry in the Jan. 14 episode of "Finding Your Roots.". In TODAY.com's exclusive clip of the moment, the "Sopranos" star learns that his ...
from Spanish chocolate, from Nahuatl xocolatl meaning "hot water" or from a combination of the Mayan word chocol meaning "hot" and the Nahuatl word atl meaning "water." Choctaw from the native name Chahta of unknown meaning but also said to come from Spanish chato (="flattened") because of the tribe's custom of flattening the heads of male ...
Note that Caudillo is equivalent to führer or duce; you may blame Spain's Franco for this fact, as he had the words Caudillo de España por la Gracia de Dios minted in all Spanish coins for four decades. 2. even if it is an anglo thing, this is Wikipedia in English, and the word Caudillo is indeed used with its connotations in English. 3.
A strong leader who can take the country back from the rich and powerful, something that 63% of respondents agree their country needs. We often call this the “Caudillo Syndrome.” This syndrome ...
Francoist Spain (Spanish: España franquista), also known as the Francoist dictatorship (dictadura franquista), was the period of Spanish history between 1936 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title Caudillo.