cacique

ca·cique

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Definitions of cacique word

noun cacique a Native American chief in a Spanish-speaking region 3
noun cacique (esp in Spanish America) a local political boss 3
noun cacique any of various tropical American songbirds of the genus Cacicus and related genera: family Icteridae (American orioles) 3
noun cacique in Spanish America, an Indian chief 3
noun cacique in Spanish America and Spain, a local political boss 3
noun cacique any of various tropical American blackbirds (family Icteridae) with conical bills 3

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

1545-55; < Spanish < Taino (Hispaniola)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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