caïd

See also: caid and caíd

French

Etymology

From Arabic قَائِد‎ (qāʾid, “leader”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.id/

Noun

caïd m (plural caïds)

(historical) caid
(colloquial, especially of a criminal gang) big shot, big man; boss

Further reading

“caïd” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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