caudillaje
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaudiˈʝaxe/ [kau̯.ð̞iˈʝa.xe] (Equatorial Guinea, 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)
- the authority or power held by a caudillo
Related terms
Further reading
- “caudillaje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025