Caboclo

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

Probably from the Tupi (a native South American language) word kaa-boc, meaning one who has got the colour of copper.

[edit] Proper noun

Singular
Caboclo

Plural
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Caboclo

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