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caboclo

ca·bo·clo [ kəˈbȯ(ˌ)klü]

caboclo

noun

[kəˈbȯ(ˌ)klü]

plural -s

Definition of caboclo

1a : an acculturated Brazilian Indian

b : a Brazilian of mixed American Indian and European ancestry — compare mameluco

2 : a rural South American of mixed American Indian and European ancestry

First Known Use of caboclo

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for caboclo

Portuguese, from Tupi caboco, caboculo, caboclo

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