cafuzo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • cafuz, carafuz, carafuzo

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈfu.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈfu.zo/

Noun

cafuzo m (plural cafuzos)

  1. (Brazil) someone of mixed African and Amerindian ancestry
    Synonym: caboré
    Hypernym: pardo
    Coordinate term: caboclo

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