alicali

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hausa alƙali, from Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin). Doublet of cádi.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.li.kaˈli/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.li.kɐˈli/

Noun

alicali m (plural alicalis)

1. (Brazil, historical) spiritual leader of the malê community

Further reading

• “alicali”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “alicali”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024