alicali

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hausa àlƙālī, from Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin). Doublet of cádi.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.li.kaˈli/

  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

alicali m (plural alicalis)

  1. (Brazil, historical) spiritual leader of the malê community

Further reading

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