Cariri

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A form of Kiriri — A member of an indigenous people of eastern Brazil.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounCariri (plural Cariris or Cariri)

plural Cariris

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Kiriri.

    The Cariris fought hand-to-hand with the invaders, and their women leapt upon them too […].

    1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 433
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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