Etymology

cacique

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Today it means: A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies. Full definition →

Spanish cacique ← Taíno *kasike ← Lokono kassequa
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  1. Lokono · derived fromkassequa
  2. Taíno · derived from*kasike
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromcacique
  4. English todaycacique

Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Lokono kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”).

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