cacique

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 Portuguese 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• cazique

[edit] Etymology

From Taino cacike or Arawak kassequa, both meaning "chieftain"

[edit] Noun

cacique (plural caciques)

1. Originally a tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
2. A local political leader in Latin America.
3. Any of a number of tropical blackbirds from Central America and South America, family Icteridae.

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

cacique sg. m. (plural: caciques)

1. chieftain; an Indian chief, in a tribe.
2. A very powerful person.

[edit] Synonyms

• A very powerful person =

chefe – s.m. = chief, head – n.

patrão – s.m. = boss – n.

líder – s.m. = leader - n.

gerente – s. 2 g. = manager – n.

empregador – s.m. = employer – n.

capataz – s.m. = foreman – n.

figurão – s.m. = big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig

manda-chuva – s.m. = mover and shaker

cacicão – s.m. = top banana, top dog

mandarim – s.m. = mandarin – n.

magnata – s.m. = tycoon – n.

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on caciques (tribal chiefs, political leaders and birds)