caudillaje

Spanish

Etymology

From caudillo +‎ -aje.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kaudiˈʝaxe/ [kau̯.ð̞iˈʝa.xe] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kaudiˈʎaxe/ [kau̯.ð̞iˈʎa.xe] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kaudiˈʃaxe/ [kau̯.ð̞iˈʃa.xe] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kaudiˈʒaxe/ [kau̯.ð̞iˈʒa.xe] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -axe
  • Syllabification: cau‧di‧lla‧je

Noun

caudillaje m (plural caudillajes)

  1. the authority or power held by a caudillo

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