cacicazgo
Spanish, noun/kaθiˈkaθɡo/
cacicazgo is spelled C-A-C-I-C-A-Z-G-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 76,156th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cacicazgo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “chieftainship (state of being a chieftain and resultant authority)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “La dignidad de cacique”.
What does cacicazgo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechieftainship (state of being a chieftain and resultant authority)
- 2
masculinechieftainship (area ruled by a chieftain)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. La dignidad de cacique. 2. El territorio que está bajo el poder de un cacique.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cacicazgo
- cacicazgos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cacicazgo?
- /kaθiˈkaθɡo/
- [ka.θiˈkaθ̬.ɣ̞o]
- /kasiˈkasɡo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cacicazgo in Spanish?
cacicazgo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).