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cacique

Main Entry:: ca·cique
Pronunciation:: \kə-ˈsēk\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Spanish, from Taino, chief
Date:: 1555

1 : a native Indian chief in areas dominated primarily by a Spanish culture 2 : a local political boss in Spain and Latin America

— ca·ciqu·ism

\-ˈsē-ˌki-zəm\ noun

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