caïd

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See also: caid and caíd

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ka.id/
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Noun[edit]

caïd m (plural caïds)

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

Descendants[edit]

→ Spanish: caíd

Further reading[edit]

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

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