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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Hausa alƙali, from Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin). Doublet of cádi.
Pronunciation
Noun
alicali m (plural alicalis)
- (Brazil, historical) spiritual leader of the malê community
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