caboclo

[ kuh-baw-kloo, -kloh, -boh-; Portuguese kuh-baw-kloo ]
/ kəˈbɔ klu, -kloʊ, -ˈboʊ-; Portuguese kəˈbɔ klʊ /

noun, plural ca·bo·clos [kuh-baw-klooz, -klohz; Portuguese kuh-baw-kloo sh] /kəˈbɔ kluz, -kloʊz; Portuguese kəˈbɔ klʊʃ/.

a Brazilian of Indian or mixed Indian and white ancestry.

Origin of caboclo

1810–20; < Portuguese < Tupi caboco, caboculo, caboclo

Words nearby caboclo

cabman, cabo rojo, cabob, caboched, cabochon, caboclo, caboodle, caboose, cabora bassa, caboshed, cabot

Example sentences from the Web for caboclo

  • The caboclo Indian did not remove his eyes from the pigeon-house.

    Brazilian Tales |Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

  • The caboclo slid down lightly along the trunk and saw two little bodies who were whining, staggering, dragging themselves along.

    Brazilian Tales |Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

  • The caboclo rushed to the cabin and made for the room where the candle was burning.

    Brazilian Tales |Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis