cafuzo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

cafuz, carafuz, carafuzo

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈfu.zu/

Noun

cafuzo m (plural cafuzos)

(Brazil) someone of mixed African and Amerindian ancestry
Synonym: caboré

Hypernym: pardo

Coordinate term: caboclo

Further reading

cafuzo on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
“cafuzo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“cafuzo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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