Caipora
(Redirected from caipora)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Tupi ka'a (“woods”) + porá (“dweller”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Cai‧po‧ra
Noun edit
Caipora 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