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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike (“chieftain”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cacic m (plural cacics)
- (historical) cacique (tribal chieftain in Latin America)
- petty tyrant, local despot
- (ornithology) cacique
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