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cacique

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Etymology

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

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cacique (plural caciques)

  1. (historical) A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
    Synonym: chieftain
    • 1993 December 5, Anthony Depalma, “Why Mexico Has Only One Big Hat In the Ring”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Mexico has loved a strong leader since before Moctezuma. Indigenous tribes were ruled by caciques, or chieftans[sic], and in some rural communities caciques are still unchallenged.
  2. A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines.
    Coordinate term: caudillo
  3. (ornithology) Any of a number of tropical blackbirds from Central America and South America, family Icteridae.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish cacique.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.sik/
  • Audio:(file)

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cacique m (plural caciques)

  1. (historical) chieftain (Indian chief in a tribe)
  2. (by extension) a very powerful person

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Galician

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Etymology

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

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /kaˈθike/ [kɑˈθi.kɪ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /kaˈsike/ [kɑˈsi.kɪ]

  • Rhymes: -ike
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ci‧que

Noun

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cacique m (plural caciques)

  1. (historical) chieftain (native American chief in a tribe)
  2. (by extension, derogatory) a very powerful person, in particular one who abuses and imposes his power locally for political gain; fat cat; tyrant
    • 1885, O Tío Marcos da Portela, II, 60, page 1:
      Poucos terán boas lembranzas do ano que se foi, porque escomenzou mal e non poido acabar pior. O inverno foi crúo, a primadeira esmorecida e chuviosa, o vrau abafante, o outono desleigado. Día por día pasáro-no contando os seus traballos e coitas os labregos, agardando pola súa redención os que viven escravos dos caciques d'aldea, pensando na súa terriña os emigrantes que morren lonxe dela, aduanando falcatruadas os que trunfan e medran á conta dos máis
      Few people will have good memories of last year, because it started badly and couldn't have ended worse: winter was harsh, spring rainy and faint, summer stifling, autumn sloppy. Day after day, the peasant spent their time telling about their troubles and disgraces, waiting for their redemption the ones who live enslaved by village tyrants, longing their land the emigrants who die far away from her, plotting frauds those who trump and grow at the expense of others.
    • 1889, A Monteira, number 6, page 43:
      Antes de rubir ó puleiro, non fan máis que cacarexar qu'han facer i acontecer, pro non se ve outra cousa dempois máis qu'os benfeitos que reciben tódo-los que teñen a sorte de ll'axudar nas falcatrúas, pr'amocar ós que non son do pau, e nas trécolas pra conquerir sona co cacique maor, que dende Madril diuta disposiciós d'intrés particolar prós seus nagocios.
      (the councillors) before climbing onto the perch do nothing but cackle about what they'll do and what will be, but then you don't see anything other than the benefits received by all who have the fortune to help them in their frauds, to pester those who don't belong to the same suit, and the tricks to gain fame with the great cacique, who from Madrid dictates dispositions of particular interest for his own business.
    • 1977, Suso Vaamonde / traditional, Ua! (song):
      este pandeiro que toco
      por moito que repenique
      non teñas medo que rache
      que é de coiro de cacique
      this tambourine I play,
      no matter how much I drum it,
      have no fear, it won't break,
      'cause is made of tyrant skin

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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

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  • Hyphenation: ca‧ci‧que

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cacique m (plural caciques, feminine cacica, feminine plural cacicas)

  1. (historical) cacique (chieftain)
    Synonym: chefe
  2. (by extension) very powerful person
  3. (Brazil, informal) money

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Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kaˈθike/ [kaˈθi.ke]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaˈsike/ [kaˈsi.ke]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ike
  • Syllabification: ca‧ci‧que

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cacique m (plural caciques, feminine cacique or cacica, feminine plural caciques or cacicas)

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

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Descendants

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  • → Catalan: cacic
  • → English: cacique
  • → French: cacique
  • → Galician: cacique
  • → German: Kazike
  • → Portuguese: cacique

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