Where does “caboquinho” come from?

caboquinho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese caboclo, from Old Tupi kuriboka — person of mixed Indigenous Brazilian and African descent.

Ancestry of “caboquinho”, step by step

caboquinho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese caboclo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecaboclocopper-coloured; caboclo
2Old Tupikuribokaperson of mixed Indigenous Brazilian and African descent

via Portuguese cáboco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecáboco—

Words derived from “caboquinho”

Every word from Old Tupi kuriboka →