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cacique

ca·cique [ kə sk ] (plural ca·ciques)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Native American chief: in South America during colonial times, a Native American chief

2. Hispanic political leader: especially in Latin America or Spain, a local political boss

3. tropical American songbird: a boldly colored blackbird that feeds on fruit and insects, and nests in colonies. Native to: tropical Central and South America.  Genus Cacicus.

[Mid-16th century. Via Spanish or French< Taino]
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