Franco

[ frang-koh; Spanish frahng-kaw ]
/ ˈfræŋ koʊ; Spanish ˈfrɑŋ kɔ /

noun

Francisco,Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco-BahamondeEl Caudillo,1892–1975, Spanish military leader and dictator: chief of state 1939–47; regent of the kingdom of Spain 1947–75.

OTHER WORDS FROM Franco

Fran·co·ism, noun Fran·co·ist, noun

British Dictionary definitions for francisco franco

Franco
/ (ˈfræŋkəʊ, Spanish ˈfraŋko) /

noun

Francisco (franˈθisko), called el Caudillo. 1892–1975, Spanish general and statesman; head of state (1939–1975). He was commander-in-chief of the Falangists in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), defeating the republican government and establishing a dictatorship (1939). He kept Spain neutral in World War II