mameluco

noun

mam·​e·​lu·​co

ˌmaməˈlü(ˌ)kō

plural -s

: a Brazilian mestizo

specifically : the offspring of a white man and an American Indian woman compare caboclo

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese mameluco, mamaluco, modification (influenced by mameluco Mamluk, from Arabic Mamlūk) of Tupi Mamaruca

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