Definition
Plural of cazique; multiple chiefs or leaders of Indigenous peoples.
Etymology
Regular English plural formation of cazique (from Taíno 'cassique'), using the standard -s ending added to the borrowed Spanish colonial term.
Kelly Says
The plural form appears most in historical texts about the Caribbean conquest, making it a word that documents how Indigenous leadership was categorized and studied by European colonizers.
Translations
CSČeština
šéfové
she-fo-veh
DADansk
høvdinger
hovd-ing-er
DEDeutsch
Häuptlinge
hOipt-ling-eh
ELΕλληνικά
ηγέτες
i-ge-tes
ESEspañol
cacique
ka-kee-keh
FISuomi
päällikkö
pääl-lik-kö
FRFrançais
caïmans
kay-mans
HIहिन्दी
मुखिया
moo-kee-yah
HUMagyar
vezérek
veh-zer-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala suku
ke-pa-la soo-ku
ITItaliano
caique
kai-keh
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala suku
ke-pa-la soo-ku
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးဟောင်း
she-he-haung
NLNederlands
hoofding
ho-f-ding
NONorsk
høvdinger
hovd-ing-er
PTPortuguês
caiques
kai-kehs
SVSvenska
häftade
heftadt-eh
TAதமிழ்
வேளாளர்
ve-la-a-lar
TRTürkçe
kağanlar
kah-gan-lar
UKУкраїнська
вожди
vozhd-i
VITiếng Việt
thủ lĩnh
thoo-ling
ZUZU
inkosana
in-ko-sa-na