caciqueとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Spanish cacique, from Taíno *kasike or Lokono kassequa, cazaqah (“chieftain; power”).

発音

• IPA: /kəˈsiːk/
• 韻: -iːk

名詞

cacique (plural caciques)

1. (historical) A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.

   Synonym: chieftain

   • 1993 December 5, Anthony Depalma, “Why Mexico Has Only One Big Hat In the Ring”, in New York Times‎:

     Mexico has loved a strong leader since before Moctezuma. Indigenous tribes were ruled by caciques, or chieftans, and in some rural communities caciques are still unchallenged.

2. A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines.

   Coordinate term: caudillo

3. (ornithology) Any of a number of tropical birds from Central America and South America in the genera Cacicus, Cassiculus, and Amblycercus.

派生語

Further reading

• cacique on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cacique (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia