cabecilla

Spanish

Etymology

From cabeza +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kabeˈθiʝa/ [ka.β̞eˈθi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /kabeˈθiʝa/ [ka.β̞eˈθi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /kabeˈθiʎa/ [ka.β̞eˈθi.ʎa]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kabeˈsiʝa/ [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /kabeˈsiʝa/ [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kabeˈsiʎa/ [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kabeˈsiʃa/ [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kabeˈsiʒa/ [ka.β̞eˈsi.ʒa]

Noun

cabecilla m or f (plural cabecillas)

1. leader, ringleader

Further reading

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