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cacique

  • /kəˈsiːk/

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

noun caciques · cazic · cazique

  1. historical A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies. 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.

    Similar: chieftain

  2. A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines.
  3. Any of a number of tropical birds from Central America and South America in the genera Cacicus, Cassiculus, and Amblycercus.

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noun tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies

日本語酋長 shōchō
Portuguêscacique
DeutschKazike

noun bird of the family Icteridae

Españolcacique, arrendajo

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"cacique." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cacique. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cacique. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cacique

Chicago

"cacique." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cacique.

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@misc{cacique_2026,
  title = {cacique},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cacique},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}