caíd
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French caïd, from Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”). Doublet of alcaide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈid/ [kaˈið̞]
- Rhymes: -id
- Syllabification: ca‧íd
Noun
caíd m (plural caídes)
Related terms
Further reading
- “caíd”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024