Masculine
cacique
- (historical, masculine) chieftain (Indian chief in a tribe)
- (broadly, masculine) powerful person, fat cat
- (masculine) cacique (bird)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ca‧ci‧que
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈθike/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Taíno *kasike (“chieftain”) or Lokono kassequa (“chieftain; power”).
Häuptling
chef
cacique
stamhoofd
capo
cap
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