Etymology

casis

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Today it means: a Muslim holy man or a saint. Full definition →

Spanish caciz ← Portuguese caxis ← Arabic قَاضٍ
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  1. Arabic · derived fromقَاضٍ“judge”
  2. Portuguese · derived fromcaxis
  3. Spanish · derived fromcaciz
  4. English todaycasis

From Spanish caciz or Portuguese caxis, which was from a dialectal pronunciation of Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of qadi and alcalde.

Words from the same roots

Arabicقَاضٍ all →

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