Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at cacique.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Cacique.
Examples
-
It was then that the Admiral learnt that a king was called Cacique in their language.
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Various 1884
-
Gouernour sent by one of the Indians that were taken to call the Cacique, which was on the other side of the Riuer.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. Richard Hakluyt 1584
-
The Gouernour commanded to call the Cacique; who came, and betweene them passed some words of loue and offer of his seruices, and hee presented vnto him 40.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. Richard Hakluyt 1584
-
He said his Chicago investment account held $37 million, and his own success - including his $3 million, 64-foot yacht, dubbed "Cacique," a Latin term for "big boss" - was proof of his good fortune.
News By Frederick Melo 2010
-
"The Cacique is a man of discretion," observed the captain, with all his usual dryness of manner, "and will, doubtless, recollect his obligations to posterity and himself, though he be found entangled in the mazes of a combat.
The Pilot James Fenimore Cooper 1820
-
Other coaches were considered such as Cacique's 'José Benítez, O'Higgins' Jorge Garces and Corinthians' Paulo César Carpegiani.
-
Art. "Cacique") occurs in the translations of Spanish writers quoted by Southey in his notes, but not in the text of the poem.] [Footnote 31: We beg Mr. Southey's pardon: "Madoc disdains the degraded title of Epic."
Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
-
North of Veracruz is the tiny village of Zempoala (also called Cacique Gordo de Cempoala).
-
North of Veracruz is the tiny village of Zempoala (also called Cacique Gordo de Cempoala).
-
North of Veracruz is the tiny village of Zempoala (also called Cacique Gordo de Cempoala).
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.