casis

See also: ĉasis

English

Etymology

From Spanish caciz or Portuguese caxis, which was from a dialectal pronunciation of Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of qadi and alcalde.

Noun

casis (plural casises)

1. Obsolete form of qadi.
2. (historical) a Muslim holy man or a saint.

References

• Hobson-Jobson: The Anglo-Indian Dictionary, by Sir Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell

Catalan

Verb

casis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of casar

Latin

Noun

casīs f

1. dative/ablative plural of casa

References

• "casis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkasis/ [ˈka.sis]
• Rhymes: -asis
• Syllabification: ca‧sis

Noun

casis m (plural casis)

1. blackcurrant

Further reading

• “casis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025