Mexico has loved a strong leader since before Moctezuma. Indigenous tribes were ruled by caciques, or chieftans^([sic]), and in some rural communities caciques are still unchallenged.
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Cacique
//kəˈsiːk//
Synonyms for "cacique" (19 found)
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12 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 7 languages.
Czech
1 entries- kazik noun (tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies)
Finnish
1 entries- turpiaali noun (bird of the family Icteridae)
German
1 entries- Kazike noun (tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies)
Japanese
1 entries- 酋長 noun (tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies)
Polish
2 entries- kacyk noun (tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies)
- kacyk noun (bird of the family Icteridae)
Portuguese
1 entries- cacique noun (tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies)
Spanish
2 entries- arrendajo noun (bird of the family Icteridae)
- cacique noun (bird of the family Icteridae)
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