cacique

English

Alternative forms

• cazic
• cazique

Etymology

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

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.

Translations

bird of the family Icteridae

Spanish: cacique (es) m., arrendajo (es) m.

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Noun

cacique m. (plural caciques)

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

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.

See also

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

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Spanish

Noun

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

1. chieftain (Indian chief in a tribe)
2. powerful person
3. cacique (bird)