cacique

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cacique

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Do taíno cacike ou do aruaque kassequa, ambos significando "chefe da tribo".

noun

  1. chefe indígena numa tribo
  2. pessoa muito poderosa

Similar: morubixaba, cacicão, capataz, chefe, empregador, figurão, gerente, líder, magnata, manda-chuva, mandarim, patrão

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

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

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

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