Trujillo

[ troo-hee-oh; Spanish troo-hee-yaw ]
/ truˈhi oʊ; Spanish truˈhi yɔ /

noun

Ra·fa·el Le·o·ni·das [raf-ey-el lee-on-i-duh s; Spanish rah-fah-el le-aw-nee-th ahs] /ˈræf eɪˌɛl liˈɒn ɪ dəs; Spanish ˌrɑ fɑˈɛl ˌlɛ ɔˈni ðɑs/, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina,1891–1961, Dominican general and politician: president 1930–38, 1942–52.
a seaport in NW Peru.

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British Dictionary definitions for trujillo (1 of 2)

Trujillo 1
/ (Spanish truˈxijo) /

noun

a city in NW Peru: founded 1535; university (1824); centre of a district producing rice and sugar cane. Pop: 686 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for trujillo (2 of 2)

Trujillo 2
/ (Spanish truˈxijo) /

noun

Rafael (Léonidas) (ˌrafaˈel), original name Rafael Léonidas Trujillo Molina . 1891–1961, Dominican dictator, who governed the Dominican Republic (1930–61) with the help of a powerful police force: assassinated