cacique

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Arawak kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”).

Noun

cacique (plural caciques)

  1. (historical) Originally a tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
  2. A local political leader in Latin America.
  3. (ornithology) Any of a number of tropical blackbirds from Central America and South America, family Icteridae.

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Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacique.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.sik/

Noun

cacique m (plural caciques)

  1. (historical) chieftain (Indian chief in a tribe)
  2. (by extension) a very powerful person

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Arawak kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ci‧que

Noun

cacique m (plural caciques, feminine cacica, feminine plural cacicas)

  1. (historical) chieftain (Indian chief in a tribe)
  2. (by extension) a very powerful person

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From Taíno *kasike (“chieftain”) or Arawak kassequa (“chieftain; power”).

Noun

cacique m (plural caciques, feminine cacica, feminine plural cacicas)

  1. (historical) chieftain (Indian chief in a tribe)
  2. (by extension) powerful person, fat cat
  3. (ornithology) cacique (bird)

Derived terms

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