Caboclo

See also: caboclo

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from the Old Tupi kaa-boc, meaning one who has got the colour of copper.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈbo.klu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈbo.klo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbo.klu/ [kɐˈβo.klu]

Noun

Caboclo m (plural Caboclos)

  1. (Brazil) a South American descended from the indigenous peoples of Brazil
  2. (Brazil) a Brazilian of mixed Caucasian and Native American ancestry; used especially to refer to those living in the Amazon Rain Forest
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