caïd

See also: caid and caíd

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.id/

• Audio:

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Noun

caïd m (plural caïds)

1. (historical) caid
2. (colloquial, especially of a criminal gang) big shot, big man; boss
3. (colloquial) hardman

Descendants

• → Spanish: caíd

Further reading

• “caïd”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.