"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]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Lokono kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|pt|es|cacique|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Spanish cacique, {{bor+|pt|es|cacique}} Borrowed from Spanish cacique, {{der|pt|tnq|*kasike}} Taíno *kasike, {{der|pt|arw|kassequa}} Lokono kassequa, {{m|arw|cazaqah||chieftain; power}} cazaqah (“chieftain; power”) 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. (by extension) very powerful person Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-cacique-pt-noun-zDT-PG1g
  3. (Brazil, informal) money Tags: Brazil, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-cacique-pt-noun-jSrItY6t Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 8 24 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: caciquismo

Inflected forms

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