CACIQUE


Meaning of CACIQUE in English

[ kə'si:k ]

■ noun

1》 (in Latin America or the Spanish-speaking Caribbean) a native chief.

2》 (in Spain or Latin America) a local political boss.

3》 a gregarious tropical American bird that has black plumage with patches of red or yellow. [Genus Cacicus .]

Origin

C16: from Sp. or Fr., from Taino.

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