noun, masculine/alkauˈθil/plural: alcauciles
alcaucil is masculine in Spanish.
artichoke (vegetable); dolt
Synonyms: alcachofa
From Andalusian Arabic الْقَبْسِيل (al-qabsīl), from a Medieval Latin form *capicella for capitia, from Latin caput (“head”). Doublet of jefe and cabo.