caboclo

[kuh-baw-kloo, -kloh, -boh-, kuh-baw-kloo]

noun

plural

caboclos 

1. a Brazilian of Indian or mixed Indian and white ancestry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of caboclo¹

1810–20; < Portuguese < Tupi caboco, caboculo, caboclo

Example Sentences

At Jakarta, Bruno Caboclo had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Brazil outscored previously unbeaten Canada 24-13 in the final quarter.

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Former NBA player Bruno Caboclo had 16 points for Brazil, which led 33-12 after the first quarter.

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They were greeted by the man everyone knows as Caboclo.

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Caboclo, who supports five children, did not find a new market for his banana harvest.

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They were greeted by the man everyone knows as Caboclo, Laurimar Lopes Alves.

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