Kazike

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacique.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈt͡siːkə/
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Noun

Kazike m (weak, genitive Kaziken, plural Kaziken)

  1. (historical) cacique
    • 1928, Stefan Zweig, “Flucht in die Unsterblichkeit”, in Sternstunden der Menschheit:
      Staunend und verächtlich sieht der Kazike das Toben: Es ist das ewige Staunen aller Naturkinder an allen Enden der Erde über die Kulturmenschen, denen eine Handvoll gelbes Metall kostbarer erscheint als alle geistigen und technischen Errungenschaften ihrer Kultur.
      The cacique watches their rage with astonishment and contempt: it is the eternal amazement of nature's children all over the earth, wondering why a fistful of yellow metal is more precious to civilized man than all the spiritual and technical achievements of his culture.

Declension

Further reading

  • Kazike” in Duden online
  • Kazike” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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