Meaning and background
The story behind Cacique
Cacique is a title word with specific social and regional contexts. Merriam-Webster records an Indigenous chief in areas dominated by Spanish culture and a later sense for a local political boss in Spain or Latin America. Those uses explain the authority association without inventing a personal-name meaning. For a dog, a title-like choice can be intentional, with the household understanding which historical or modern sense it wants to evoke.
- Association
- Title word for an Indigenous chief in Spanish-influenced regions, also used for a local political boss. Source
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About Cacique
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cacique appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kəsik/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/kəsik/ · primary stress on syllable 2K AH0 S IY1 K
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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