CACIQUE


Meaning of CACIQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈsēk ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, from Taino, chief

Date: 1555

1. : a native Indian chief in areas dominated primarily by a Spanish culture

2. : a local political boss in Spain and Latin America

• ca·ciqu·ism -ˈsē-ˌki-zəm noun

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