Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caboclo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: cabo-clo
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person of mixed Brazilian Indian and European or African descent.

Example Sentences

"Dawn found him still awake, in one of the two taverns of Cumbe, drinking brandy with sour cherries and having a ballad contest with the caboclo Matias de Tavares."

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caboclo, borrowed from Old Tupi kuriboka.

Inflected Forms

caboclos (plural)

Phrases

x-caboquinho

Frequently Paired Words

x-caboquinho

Questions

What does caboclo mean?: A person of mixed Brazilian Indian and European or African descent.
Where does caboclo come from?: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caboclo, borrowed from Old Tupi kuriboka.

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