# cacique

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈsiːk/ · frequency rank #95,789

## Definitions
1. A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
2. A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines.
3. Any of a number of tropical birds from Central America and South America in the genera Cacicus, Cassiculus, and Amblycercus.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cacique