"caïd" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ka.id/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-caïd.wav Forms: caïds [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|ar|قَائِد|t=leader}} Borrowed from Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} caïd m (plural caïds)
  1. (historical) caid Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-caïd-fr-noun-mrf7vaiS
  2. (colloquial, especially of a criminal gang) big shot, big man; boss Tags: colloquial, especially, masculine
    Sense id: en-caïd-fr-noun-52BTQaQd
  3. (colloquial) hardman Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-caïd-fr-noun-9Zz7DVsd Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 40 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 33 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 14 77

Inflected forms

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