tapuia.
non-Tupi indigenous
Meaning & usage
non-Tupi indigenous
rude, ignorant
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Old Tupi tapuîa.
a non-Tupi native of Brazil, usually of the Jê ethnicity, which inhabited the interior (non-coastal) areas of what is now Brazil
a native who, subordinated to whites, lost part of his or her own culture
caboclo, a person of mixed white and indigenous ethnicity
a type of river vessel, with a flat bottom, open mouth and planked hull, used for fishing and transportation
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Old Tupi tapuîa.
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