noun, masculine/ˈxeke/plural: jeques
sheik
Inherited from Old Spanish xeque, from Andalusian Arabic شَيْخ (šéḵ), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “an elder in charge”).
/ˈxeke/
sheik
Inherited from Old Spanish xeque, from Andalusian Arabic شَيْخ (šéḵ), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “an elder in charge”).