Cacique Definition

kə-sēk
caciques
noun
caciques
In Spanish America, an Indian chief.
Webster's New World
In Spanish America and Spain, a local political boss.
Webster's New World
Any of various tropical American blackbirds (family Icteridae) with conical bills.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • cazique
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Other Word Forms of Cacique

Noun

Singular:
cacique
Plural:
caciques

Origin of Cacique

  • From Taino cacike or Arawak kassequa, both meaning "chieftain"

    From Wiktionary

  • American Spanish from Arawak kassequa chieftain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cacique Sentence Examples

  • The office of curaca or cacique was made hereditary, and its possessor enjoyed several privileges.

  • At the time of the Spanish conquest Subtiaba was the residence of the great cacique of Nagrando, and contained an important Indian temple.

  • A Yellow-billed Cacique was feeding in the dense underbrush.

  • The conquistador Ordaz found that, at its mouth, it was called the Uriaparia, this being the name of the cacique of the tribe there.

  • Cacique has numerous bras in their collection.

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Words Starting With

CCACAC

Words Ending With

EUEQUE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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