cacique

== English == === Alternative forms === cazic, cazique === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Lokono kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈsiːk/ Rhymes: -iːk === Noun === cacique (plural caciques) (historical) A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies. Synonym: chieftain A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines. Coordinate term: caudillo (ornithology) Any of a number of tropical birds from Central America and South America in the genera Cacicus, Cassiculus, and Amblycercus. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === cacique on Wikipedia.Wikipedia cacique (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cacique. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.sik/ === Noun === cacique m (plural caciques) (historical) chieftain (Indian chief in a tribe) (by extension) a very powerful person === Further reading === “cacique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Lokono kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ike Hyphenation: ca‧ci‧que === Noun === cacique m (plural caciques) (historical) chieftain (native American chief in a tribe) (by extension, derogatory) a very powerful person, in particular one who abuses and imposes his power locally for political gain; fat cat; tyrant 1977, Suso Vaamonde / traditional, Ua! (song): ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cacique”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cacique”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cacique”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Further reading === “cacique”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “cacique”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Lokono kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -iki, (Portugal) -ikɨ Hyphenation: ca‧ci‧que === Noun === cacique m (plural caciques, feminine cacica, feminine plural cacicas) (historical) cacique (chieftain) Synonym: chefe tribal chief of an Amerindian community (by extension) very powerful person (Brazil, informal) money ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cacique”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cacique”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “cacique”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Taíno *kasike (“chieftain”) or Lokono kassequa (“chieftain; power”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈθike/ [kaˈθi.ke] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /kaˈsike/ [kaˈsi.ke] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ike Syllabification: ca‧ci‧que === Noun === cacique m (plural caciques, feminine cacique or cacica, feminine plural caciques or cacicas) (historical) chieftain (Indian chief in a tribe) (by extension) powerful person, fat cat (ornithology) cacique (bird) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: cacic → English: cacique → French: cacique → Galician: cacique → German: Kazike → Portuguese: cacique === Further reading === “cacique”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025