Cacique
WordNet
noun
(1) Black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From or kassequa, both meaning "chieftain"
Noun
- Originally a tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.
- A local political leader in Latin America.
- Any of a number of tropical blackbirds from Central America and South America, family Icteridae.
Noun
cacique (plural: caciques)
- chieftain; an Indian chief, in a tribe.
- A very powerful person.
Synonyms
- A very powerful person =
- chefe – s.m. = chief, head – n.
- patrão – s.m. = boss – n.
- líder – s.m. = leader - n.
- gerente – s. 2 g. = manager – n.
- empregador – s.m. = employer – n.
- capataz – s.m. = foreman – n.
- figurão – s.m. = big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig
- manda-chuva – s.m. = mover and shaker
- cacicão – s.m. = top banana, top dog
- mandarim – s.m. = mandarin – n.
- magnata – s.m. = tycoon – n.