caíd

See also: caid and caïd

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)

1. caid

Related terms

• alcaide

 

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], 2024 December 10