caïd

See also: caid and caíd

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.id/
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Noun

caïd m (plural caïds)

  1. (historical) caid
  2. (colloquial, especially of a criminal gang) big shot, big man; boss
    • 2023, Frédéric Beigbeder, “Adieu la coke”, in Confessions d'un hétérosexuel légèrement dépassé, Paris: Albin Michel, →ISBN, page 40:
      Je n'ai dit à personne que c'était ma première fois ; je roulais des mécaniques comme un caïd des naseaux.
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  3. (colloquial) hardman

Descendants

  • → Spanish: caíd

Further reading

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