cacique C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /kəˈsiːk/ See IPA manual Freq #104864 Meanings 1 noun A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies. Mexico has loved a strong leader since before Moctezuma. Indigenous tribes were ruled by caciques, or chieftans^([sic]), and in some rural communities caciques are still unchallenged. 2 noun black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics 3 noun A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines. 4 noun Any of a number of tropical birds from Central America and South America in the genera Cacicus, Cassiculus, and Amblycercus. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a tribal chief in the... chieftain 2 noun · black-and-red or... cazique Word family Derived forms caciquism Etymology Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Lokono kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”). Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cacique **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kəˈsiːk/ **Frequency rank:** 104864 ## Meanings 1. A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies. 2. black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics 3. A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines. 4. Any of a number of tropical birds from Central America and South America in the genera Cacicus, Cassiculus, and Amblycercus. ## Examples - Mexico has loved a strong leader since before Moctezuma. Indigenous tribes were ruled by caciques, or chieftans^([sic]), and in some rural communities caciques are still unchallenged. ## Derived Forms - caciquism ## Etymology Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Lokono kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”). ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown