comandante

[ kom-uh n-dan-tee; Spanish, Italian kaw-mahn-dahn-te ]

/ ˌkɒm ənˈdæn ti; Spanish, Italian ˌkɔ mɑnˈdɑn tɛ /

commandant.

Origin of comandante

< Spanish, Italian

comaker, comal, comanche, comanchean, comanchero, comandante, comaneci, comate, comatic, comatose, comatulid

So imagine the commotion when Venezuelans recently heard a recording of the Comandante himself, seemingly back from the grave.

Venezuela’s Audio Hoax Sees Chavez Speaking From the Grave |Mac Margolis |October 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Michael Moynihan collects five of the dumbest love letters to the departed Venezuelan comandante.

The Stupidest Hugo Chávez Hagiographies From the Yanquis Who Loved Him |Michael Moynihan |March 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The fatherland is a shambles, Bolivarian socialism has failed, and Comandante Chávez is dead.

Hugo Chávez Dead at 58: Good Riddance! |Michael Moynihan |March 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Yankee Comandante David Grann, The New Yorker A story of love, revolution, and betrayal.

The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads of 2012 |David Sessions |December 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

But after 14 years in power, can the 58-year-old comandante stay healthy enough to push ahead with his Bolivarian revolution?

After the Presidential Election, a Tough Road for Hugo Chávez |Mac Margolis |October 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The only rejoinder uttered by the Comandante was a fierce “Carrajo!”

The White Chief |Mayne Reid
Slight as it was, it reached the ear of the Comandante, who wheeled suddenly round, and started at the sight of the intruder.

The White Chief |Mayne Reid
The Comandante with Roblado and the lieutenant figured at the fandango in full uniform.

The White Chief |Mayne Reid
The Comandante pledges himself, as a hidalgo, that you shall not be harmed.

The Crusade of the Excelsior |Bret Harte
The dog was now silent, but the Comandante, as he sat in his saddle, heard a derisive laugh within the rancho.

The White Chief |Mayne Reid