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)

(historical) caid
(colloquial, especially of a criminal gang) big shot, big man; boss
(colloquial) hardman

Descendants

→ Spanish: caíd

Further reading

“caïd”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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