Definition of cacique in English:

cacique

noun kəˈsiːkkəˈsik

1(in Latin America or the Spanish-speaking Caribbean) a native chief.
（拉丁美洲或说西班牙语的加勒比海地区）酋长
Example sentencesExamples
- In matters of traditional religion, which encompasses much of what white people associate with government, a cacique among the Pueblos and a kikmongwi among the Hopi have serious responsibilities to the people.
- By February the Indian caciques (leaders or chieftains) saw the Spaniards were at their mercy and refused to provide any more provisions.
- She is traditionally represented with two other figures, that of a black henchman, el Negro Felipe, and of an Indian cacique, Guaicapuro.
- They lived under nine independent caciques or chiefs, and possessed a simple religion devoid of rites and ceremonies, but with a belief in a supreme being, and the immortality of the soul.
- The Guarani caciques exchanged women to formalize their alliance with the Spanish against the hostile peoples of the Chaco.
1. 1.1 (in Spain or Latin America) a local political boss.
  （西班牙或拉丁美洲的）地方政界巨头
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many such communities are still ruled by caciques (local strongmen) according to ‘uses and customs,’ which may fly in the face of such constitutional rights as religious freedom.
  It was committed to class struggle in a country that had scarcely had a bourgeois revolution, and to political action in spite of the manipulation of elections by local landowners or caciques.
  As in Cuba, Jamaica's inhabitants divided their island into provinces, each ruled over by a cacique assisted by village headmen or sub-chiefs.
  Tlatoani (head honcho), cacique, and caudillo - these words glisten on the pages of the derisive gubernatorial lexicon.
  Moreover, new caciques emerged in the wake of agrarian reform, as officials of the agrarian bank and ejidal bosses entrenched themselves locally.
  He said he had heard that nobody in the islands could stand up to the Admiral's power and so before he was deprived of his land and his authority as a cacique he wished to see the wonders of Spain.
  A share tenant system has made most farmers captives of landlords, or caciques.
  Gifts of a pair of scissors or a looking glass were made to the caciques or village headmen from time to time to keep them friendly.
  Others, such as caciques, used the mission system itself to improve their material interests and cultural autonomy.
2A gregarious tropical American bird that has black plumage with patches of red or yellow.
酋长鹂
Genus Cacicus, family Icteridae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
- They included four oropendolas and four caciques in a molecular study of blackbird relationships using cytochrome-b sequence data.
- Near the Panama Canal, explore Pipeline Road, which passes through the rainforest of the Soberania National Park and is home to 380 species including trogons, caciques, woodpeckers, and many more.
- He observed that both species construct nests similar to those of some caciques and, curiously, they often nest together in mixed-species colonies.
- Well over 100 notable species can be easily spotted in the Carara Reserve, including the great tinamou, red-lored parrot, crimson-fronted parakeet and scarlet-rumped cacique.
- In contrast, all analyses strongly supported the monophyly of the oropendolas and caciques together.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Spanish or French, from Taino.

Rhymes

antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak

Definition of cacique in US English:

cacique

nounkəˈsikkəˈsēk

1(in Latin America or the Spanish-speaking Caribbean) a native chief.
（拉丁美洲或说西班牙语的加勒比海地区）酋长
Example sentencesExamples
- The Guarani caciques exchanged women to formalize their alliance with the Spanish against the hostile peoples of the Chaco.
- By February the Indian caciques (leaders or chieftains) saw the Spaniards were at their mercy and refused to provide any more provisions.
- In matters of traditional religion, which encompasses much of what white people associate with government, a cacique among the Pueblos and a kikmongwi among the Hopi have serious responsibilities to the people.
- She is traditionally represented with two other figures, that of a black henchman, el Negro Felipe, and of an Indian cacique, Guaicapuro.
- They lived under nine independent caciques or chiefs, and possessed a simple religion devoid of rites and ceremonies, but with a belief in a supreme being, and the immortality of the soul.
1. 1.1 (in Spain or Latin America) a local political boss.
  （西班牙或拉丁美洲的）地方政界巨头
  Example sentencesExamples
  Moreover, new caciques emerged in the wake of agrarian reform, as officials of the agrarian bank and ejidal bosses entrenched themselves locally.
  A share tenant system has made most farmers captives of landlords, or caciques.
  Others, such as caciques, used the mission system itself to improve their material interests and cultural autonomy.
  He said he had heard that nobody in the islands could stand up to the Admiral's power and so before he was deprived of his land and his authority as a cacique he wished to see the wonders of Spain.
  It was committed to class struggle in a country that had scarcely had a bourgeois revolution, and to political action in spite of the manipulation of elections by local landowners or caciques.
  Many such communities are still ruled by caciques (local strongmen) according to ‘uses and customs,’ which may fly in the face of such constitutional rights as religious freedom.
  As in Cuba, Jamaica's inhabitants divided their island into provinces, each ruled over by a cacique assisted by village headmen or sub-chiefs.
  Tlatoani (head honcho), cacique, and caudillo - these words glisten on the pages of the derisive gubernatorial lexicon.
  Gifts of a pair of scissors or a looking glass were made to the caciques or village headmen from time to time to keep them friendly.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Spanish or French, from Taino.

词汇	cacique
释义	Definition of cacique in English: cacique noun kəˈsiːkkəˈsik 1(in Latin America or the Spanish-speaking Caribbean) a native chief. （拉丁美洲或说西班牙语的加勒比海地区）酋长 Example sentencesExamples In matters of traditional religion, which encompasses much of what white people associate with government, a cacique among the Pueblos and a kikmongwi among the Hopi have serious responsibilities to the people. By February the Indian caciques (leaders or chieftains) saw the Spaniards were at their mercy and refused to provide any more provisions. She is traditionally represented with two other figures, that of a black henchman, el Negro Felipe, and of an Indian cacique, Guaicapuro. They lived under nine independent caciques or chiefs, and possessed a simple religion devoid of rites and ceremonies, but with a belief in a supreme being, and the immortality of the soul. The Guarani caciques exchanged women to formalize their alliance with the Spanish against the hostile peoples of the Chaco. 1.1 (in Spain or Latin America) a local political boss. （西班牙或拉丁美洲的）地方政界巨头 Example sentencesExamples Many such communities are still ruled by caciques (local strongmen) according to ‘uses and customs,’ which may fly in the face of such constitutional rights as religious freedom. It was committed to class struggle in a country that had scarcely had a bourgeois revolution, and to political action in spite of the manipulation of elections by local landowners or caciques. As in Cuba, Jamaica's inhabitants divided their island into provinces, each ruled over by a cacique assisted by village headmen or sub-chiefs. Tlatoani (head honcho), cacique, and caudillo - these words glisten on the pages of the derisive gubernatorial lexicon. Moreover, new caciques emerged in the wake of agrarian reform, as officials of the agrarian bank and ejidal bosses entrenched themselves locally. He said he had heard that nobody in the islands could stand up to the Admiral's power and so before he was deprived of his land and his authority as a cacique he wished to see the wonders of Spain. A share tenant system has made most farmers captives of landlords, or caciques. Gifts of a pair of scissors or a looking glass were made to the caciques or village headmen from time to time to keep them friendly. Others, such as caciques, used the mission system itself to improve their material interests and cultural autonomy. 2A gregarious tropical American bird that has black plumage with patches of red or yellow. 酋长鹂 Genus Cacicus, family Icteridae: several species Example sentencesExamples They included four oropendolas and four caciques in a molecular study of blackbird relationships using cytochrome-b sequence data. Near the Panama Canal, explore Pipeline Road, which passes through the rainforest of the Soberania National Park and is home to 380 species including trogons, caciques, woodpeckers, and many more. He observed that both species construct nests similar to those of some caciques and, curiously, they often nest together in mixed-species colonies. Well over 100 notable species can be easily spotted in the Carara Reserve, including the great tinamou, red-lored parrot, crimson-fronted parakeet and scarlet-rumped cacique. In contrast, all analyses strongly supported the monophyly of the oropendolas and caciques together. Origin Mid 16th century: from Spanish or French, from Taino. Rhymes antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak Definition of cacique in US English: cacique nounkəˈsikkəˈsēk 1(in Latin America or the Spanish-speaking Caribbean) a native chief. （拉丁美洲或说西班牙语的加勒比海地区）酋长 Example sentencesExamples The Guarani caciques exchanged women to formalize their alliance with the Spanish against the hostile peoples of the Chaco. By February the Indian caciques (leaders or chieftains) saw the Spaniards were at their mercy and refused to provide any more provisions. In matters of traditional religion, which encompasses much of what white people associate with government, a cacique among the Pueblos and a kikmongwi among the Hopi have serious responsibilities to the people. She is traditionally represented with two other figures, that of a black henchman, el Negro Felipe, and of an Indian cacique, Guaicapuro. They lived under nine independent caciques or chiefs, and possessed a simple religion devoid of rites and ceremonies, but with a belief in a supreme being, and the immortality of the soul. 1.1 (in Spain or Latin America) a local political boss. （西班牙或拉丁美洲的）地方政界巨头 Example sentencesExamples Moreover, new caciques emerged in the wake of agrarian reform, as officials of the agrarian bank and ejidal bosses entrenched themselves locally. A share tenant system has made most farmers captives of landlords, or caciques. Others, such as caciques, used the mission system itself to improve their material interests and cultural autonomy. He said he had heard that nobody in the islands could stand up to the Admiral's power and so before he was deprived of his land and his authority as a cacique he wished to see the wonders of Spain. It was committed to class struggle in a country that had scarcely had a bourgeois revolution, and to political action in spite of the manipulation of elections by local landowners or caciques. Many such communities are still ruled by caciques (local strongmen) according to ‘uses and customs,’ which may fly in the face of such constitutional rights as religious freedom. As in Cuba, Jamaica's inhabitants divided their island into provinces, each ruled over by a cacique assisted by village headmen or sub-chiefs. Tlatoani (head honcho), cacique, and caudillo - these words glisten on the pages of the derisive gubernatorial lexicon. Gifts of a pair of scissors or a looking glass were made to the caciques or village headmen from time to time to keep them friendly. Origin Mid 16th century: from Spanish or French, from Taino.
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