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cabrito

noun
ca·bri·to | \kəˈbrēˌtō\
plural -s

Definition of cabrito 

southwest

: the flesh of a young kid roasted or stewed

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First Known Use of cabrito

1624, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cabrito

Spanish, diminutive of cabro male goat, from Latin capr-, caper

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