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caiporas

caiporas is the plural of caipora.

Meaning of caipora

Noun

caipora (plural caiporas)

  1. A forest spirit or guardian in Brazilian folklore.
    • The caipora calls out to the unfortunate person and leads him further and further astray.1942, Donald Pierson, Negroes in Brazil: A Study of Race Contact at Bahia, page 262

Questions about caiporas

What is caiporas the plural of?
Caiporas is the plural of caipora.

Words near caiporas in the dictionary

  1. caipiroska
  2. caipiroskas
  3. caipivodka
  4. caipivodkas
  5. caipora
  6. caiporas
  7. caique
  8. caiquejee
  9. caiquejees
  10. caiques
  11. cair

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