Masculine

cacique

Meaning

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

Frequency

48k
Hyphenated as
ca‧ci‧que
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈθike/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Taíno *kasike (“chieftain”) or Lokono kassequa (“chieftain; power”).

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