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cacique
/kəˈsik/
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What does cacique mean?
noun
- A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines.
- Any of a number of tropical birds from Central America and South America in the genera Cacicus, Cassiculus, and Amblycercus.
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noun
- (historical) A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
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IPA pronunciation
/kəˈsik/
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When close, the cacique Pincheira hailed the besieged to give up their arms, or he would cut all their throats.
But cacique, or king, and priest have alike passed away.
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The mines of Los Teques could not be peaceably wrought, till the defeat of the Cacique Guaycaypuro, a celebrated chief of the Teques, who long contested with the Spaniards the possession of the province of Venezuela.