cabecilla

Spanish

Etymology

From cabeza +‎ -cilla.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kabeˈθiʝa/ [ka.β̞eˈθi.ʝa] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kabeˈθiʎa/ [ka.β̞eˈθi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /kabeˈsiʃa/ [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kabeˈsiʒa/ [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: ca‧be‧ci‧lla

Noun

cabecilla m or f by sense (plural cabecillas)

  1. leader, boss
  2. diminutive of cabeza

Further reading

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