caïd
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcaïd m (plural caïds)
- (historical) caid
- (colloquial, especially of a criminal gang) big shot, big man; boss
- (colloquial) hardman
Descendants
edit- → Spanish: caíd
Further reading
edit- “caïd”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.