cabecilla

Spanish

Etymology

From cabeza +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /kabeˈθiʎa/, [kaβeˈθiʎa]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /kabeˈsiɟ͡ʝa/, [kaβeˈsiʝa]

Noun

cabecilla m or f (plural cabecillas)

leader, ringleader

Further reading

“cabecilla” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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