dictablanda

D2I1C3T1A1B3L1A1N1D2A1

noun

A soft-handed dictatorship.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noundictablanda (plural dictablandas)

plural dictablandas

Origin

  1. Spanishdictablanda
  2. Englishdictablanda

Borrowed from Spanish dictablanda.

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Translations

Portuguese ditabranda
  • ditabrandasoft-handed dictatorship
Spanish dictablanda
  • dictablandasoft-handed dictatorship
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