cacique
Spanish, noun/kaˈθike/
cacique is spelled C-A-C-I-Q-U-E (7 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,777th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cacique is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “chieftain (Indian chief in a tribe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Jefe de una tribu taína”.
What does cacique mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechieftain (Indian chief in a tribe)
- 2
masculinepowerful person, fat cat
- 3
masculinecacique (bird)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jefe de una tribu taína. 2. Por extensión, cualquier jefe indígena. 3. Figura que controla los votos en unas elecciones como base de la alternancia política, practicando así el llamado caciquismo. 4. Persona holgazana o indolente.
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 cacique
- caciques plural
- cacica feminine
- cacicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cacique?
- /kaˈθike/
- [kaˈθi.ke]
- /kaˈsike/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cacique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cacique in Spanish?
cacique appears 3.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).