Polyglot Dictionary

cacique

/kaˈsike/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
caciques

Meaning

  1. local boss

    • El cacique manda en el pueblo.

      The local boss rules the village.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

jefe

cacique is more about a local political boss or chief, often with a negative connotation of corrupt local power; jefe is more neutral, a general "boss."

Practice

1 What does cacique mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ manda en el pueblo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cacique?

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