curaca
Spanish, noun/kuˈɾaka/
curaca is spelled C-U-R-A-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 87,581st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Curaca is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “kuraka” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cacique”.
What does curaca mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekuraka
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Antiguo jefe político, administrativo y en ocasiones religioso del mundo andino precolombino, con autoridad sobre diferentes unidades administrativas del Tahuantinsuyo, subordinadas al Sapa Inca. 2. 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 curaca
- curacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce curaca?
- /kuˈɾaka/
- [kuˈɾa.ka]
- [kuˈɾaka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to curaca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is curaca in Spanish?
curaca appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).