cabecilla

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From cabeza +‎ -cilla.

Pronunciation

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

 

  • Syllabification: ca‧be‧ci‧lla

Noun

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cabecilla m or f by sense (plural cabecillas)

  1. leader, ringleader
  2. diminutive of cabeza

Further reading

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