"cacique" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /kaˈsi.ki/ [Brazil], /kaˈsi.ki/ [Brazil], /kaˈsi.ke/ [Southern-Brazil], /kɐˈsi.kɨ/ [Portugal] Forms: caciques [plural], cacica [feminine], cacicas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -iki, (Portugal) -ikɨ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Lokono kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|es|cacique}} Borrowed from Spanish cacique, {{der|pt|tnq|*kasike}} Taíno *kasike, {{der|pt|arw|kassequa}} Lokono kassequa Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=cacica}} cacique m (plural caciques, feminine cacica, feminine plural cacicas)
  1. (historical) cacique (chieftain) Tags: historical, masculine Synonyms: chefe
    Sense id: en-cacique-pt-noun-WRXSkW2H
  2. tribal chief of an Amerindian community Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Leaders
    Sense id: en-cacique-pt-noun-aHJCEeKO Disambiguation of Leaders: 24 53 2 21 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 3 56 10 32
  3. (by extension) very powerful person Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-cacique-pt-noun-zDT-PG1g
  4. (Brazil, informal) money Tags: Brazil, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-cacique-pt-noun-jSrItY6t Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cacical, cacicar, caciquismo, caciquista

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cacical"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cacicar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caciquismo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caciquista"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "cacique"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "tnq",
        "3": "*kasike"
      },
      "expansion": "Taíno *kasike",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "arw",
        "3": "kassequa"
      },
      "expansion": "Lokono kassequa",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Lokono kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caciques",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cacica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cacicas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "cacica"
      },
      "expansion": "cacique m (plural caciques, feminine cacica, feminine plural cacicas)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧ci‧que"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "cacique (chieftain)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cacique",
          "cacique#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) cacique (chieftain)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chefe"
        }
      ],
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        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          ],
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        },
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            "Human",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "tribal chief of an Amerindian community"
      ],
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          "tribal chief",
          "tribal chief"
        ],
        [
          "Amerindian",
          "Amerindian"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "very powerful person"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "powerful",
          "powerful"
        ]
      ],
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        "(by extension) very powerful person"
      ],
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        "broadly",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "money"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Brazil, informal) money"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈsi.ki/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈsi.ki/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈsi.ke/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈsi.kɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -iki"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -ikɨ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cacique"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
    "Portuguese countable nouns",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese masculine nouns",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms borrowed from Spanish",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Lokono",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Spanish",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Taíno",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/iki",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/iki/3 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ikɨ",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ikɨ/3 syllables",
    "es:Icterids",
    "es:Leaders",
    "pt:Leaders"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "cacical"
    },
    {
      "word": "cacicar"
    },
    {
      "word": "caciquismo"
    },
    {
      "word": "caciquista"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "es",
        "3": "cacique"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "tnq",
        "3": "*kasike"
      },
      "expansion": "Taíno *kasike",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "arw",
        "3": "kassequa"
      },
      "expansion": "Lokono kassequa",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Lokono kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caciques",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cacica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cacicas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "cacica"
      },
      "expansion": "cacique m (plural caciques, feminine cacica, feminine plural cacicas)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧ci‧que"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Portuguese terms with historical senses"
      ],
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        "cacique (chieftain)"
      ],
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        [
          "cacique",
          "cacique#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) cacique (chieftain)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chefe"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "tribal chief of an Amerindian community"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tribal chief",
          "tribal chief"
        ],
        [
          "Amerindian",
          "Amerindian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "very powerful person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "powerful",
          "powerful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) very powerful person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Brazilian Portuguese",
        "Portuguese informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "money"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Brazil, informal) money"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈsi.ki/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈsi.ki/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈsi.ke/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐˈsi.kɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -iki"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -ikɨ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cacique"
}

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