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Cariri

noun
Car·​i·​ri | \ ¦karə¦rē\
plural Cariri or Cariris

Definition of Cariri

1a : an Indian people of eastern Brazil
b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Cariri people

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History and Etymology for Cariri

Portuguese, of American Indian origin

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