Cacique

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Alternative spellings 2 Portuguese 2.1 Plural 2.2 Synonyms 2.3 See also

English

Etymology

Taíno cacike or Arawak kassequa, both meaning "chieftain"

Noun

cacique (plural caciques)

1. Originally a tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
2. A local political leader in Latin America
3. any of a number of tropical blackbirds from Central America

Alternative spellings

cazique

Portuguese

- cacique – s.m. (ca.ci.que) = chieftain – n. (chief.tain)

1. Indian chief, in a tribe.
2. A very powerful person;

Plural

caciques = chieftains

Synonyms

A very powerful person =

chefe – s.m. = chief, head – n.

patrão – s.m. = boss – n.

líder – s.m. = leader - n.

gerente – s. 2 g. = manager – n.

empregador – s.m. = employer – n.

capataz – s.m. = foreman – n.

figurão – s.m. = big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig

manda-chuva – s.m. = mover and shaker

cacicão – s.m. = top banana, top dog

mandarim – s.m. = mandarin – n.

magnata – s.m. = tycoon – n.

See also

• Wikipedia article on caciques (tribal chiefs, political leaders and birds)es:cacique

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