ca·bo·clo
| \ kəˈbȯ(ˌ)klü, -ˈō- \
plural -s
Definition of caboclo
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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The first known use of caboclo was in 1816
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