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cacique

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(kə sēk′)

noun

1. in Spanish America, an Indian chief
2. in Spanish America and Spain, a local political boss
any of various tropical American blackbirds (family Icteridae) with conical bills

Origin: Sp < Arawak word meaning “prince,” “lord”

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caciquism noun

See cacique in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An Indian chief, especially in the Spanish West Indies and other parts of Latin America during colonial and postcolonial times.
A local political boss in Spain or Latin America.

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Origin: American Spanish

Origin: , from Arawak kassequa, chieftain

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