CACIQUE

cacique, cazique

(noun) black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cacique (plural caciques)

(historical) A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.

Synonym: chieftain

A local political leader in Latin America.

Coordinate term: caudillo

(ornithology) Any of a number of tropical blackbirds from Central America and South America, family Icteridae.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*cique", n. Etym: [Sp.]

Definition: See Cazique.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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