Cabecar

noun

Ca·​be·​car

kəˈbāˌkär

plural Cabecar or Cabecars

1

a

: a Chibchan people of eastern Costa Rica

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Cabecar people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cabécar, of American Indian origin

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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