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caboclo

American  
[kuh-baw-kloo, -kloh, -boh-, kuh-baw-kloo] / kəˈbɔ klu, -kloʊ, -ˈboʊ-, kəˈbɔ klʊ /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of caboclo

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

Example Sentences

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And the caboclo, growling to himself, trampled upon them.

From Brazilian Tales by Goldberg, Isaac

The caboclo jerked his shoulders nervously and pointed.

From The Record of Currupira by Abernathy, Robert

The caboclo scratched his head and made no reply.

From Brazilian Tales by Goldberg, Isaac

The caboclo slung the spade across his shoulder and walked slowly up the road that led to the plantation, through the wet hay which exhaled a piquant odor.

From Brazilian Tales by Goldberg, Isaac

The caboclo rushed to the cabin and made for the room where the candle was burning.

From Brazilian Tales by Goldberg, Isaac

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