alicali
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hausa alƙali, from Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin). Doublet of cádi.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]alicali m (plural alicalis)
- (Brazil, historical) spiritual leader of the malê community
Further reading
[edit]- “alicali”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “alicali”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
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