Botocudo

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noun

One of a tribe of South American Indians of eastern Brazil.

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Meanings

nounBotocudo (plural Botocudos)

plural Botocudos

  1. One of a tribe of South American Indians of eastern Brazil.

Origin

  1. Portuguesebotocudo
  2. EnglishBotocudo

Borrowed from Portuguese botocudo, from botoque (“plug”), in allusion to the wooden disks worn in their lips and ears.

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APA

Botocudo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Botocudo

MLA

“Botocudo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Botocudo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Botocudo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Botocudo.

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