cacic

See also: Čačić

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike (“chieftain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈsik]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈsik]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

cacic m (plural cacics)

1. (historical) cacique (tribal chieftain in Latin America)
2. petty tyrant, local despot
3. (ornithology) cacique

Derived terms

• cacicada
• cacicat
• caciquejar
• caciquisme
• caciquista

Further reading

• “cacic”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007