capixaba
Portuguese
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Tupi capixaba (“corn hair”). It may refer to the impression that native peoples had of blonde Europeans, or to the corn plantations near Vitória.
The term originally referred to natives of Vitória only, but the sense later expanded to mean natives of the whole state.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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- of, from, or relating to Espírito Santo, a state of Brazil
- Synonym: espírito-santense
- (dated) of, from, or relating to Vitória, the capital of that state
- Synonyms: vitoriense, espírito-santense
Noun
capixaba m or f (plural capixabas)
- a person from the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo
- Synonym: espírito-santense
Noun
capixaba m (plural capixabas)
- (Brazil) a small agricultural property
- (Ceará) cangaceiro
- Synonym: cangaceiro
Noun
capixaba f (plural capixabas)
- (Brazil, botany) Sebastiana brasiliensis, a plant pertaining to the Euphorbiaceae family.
Categories:
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Tupi
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese dated terms
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese nouns with irregular gender
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Portuguese nouns with multiple genders
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Cearense Portuguese
- pt:Botany