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caboclo
noun
ca·bo·clo
\kəˈbȯ(ˌ)klü, -ˈō-\
Definition of caboclo
-s
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
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Origin and Etymology of caboclo
Portuguese, from Tupi caboco, caboculo, caboclo
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