Trujillo

American  

[troo-hee-oh, troo-hee-yaw] / truˈhi oʊ, truˈhi jɔ /

noun

1. Rafael Leonidas Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, 1891–1961, Dominican general and politician: president 1930–38, 1942–52.

2. a seaport in NW Peru.

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Trujillo ¹ British  

/ truˈxijo /

noun

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

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Trujillo ² British  

/ truˈxijo /

noun

1. 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

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Trujillo

Trujillo placated the dog with peanut butter and they clambered over a wall into the Franco backyard, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Inside the house, Trujillo peered into a room and saw an unmade, empty bed, “as if someone slipped out.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Trujillo said Quintero wore a ski mask and told him to do the talking because he did not want to be recognized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

According to Trujillo, the device was not an actual taser but a “buzzer thing from a novelty shop.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

I was so desperate for Trujillo to be gone.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez