Caipora
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Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Tupi ka'a (“woods”) + porá (“dweller”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Cai‧po‧ra
Noun
editCaipora m (plural Caiporas)
- (Brazil, folklore) a supernatural being in Brazilian folklore
References
edit- Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013) Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil, São Paulo: Global