Kabock

Hunsrik

Etymology

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caboclo, borrowed from Old Tupi kuriboka.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kʰaˈpok/, /kaˈpok/
    • Rhymes: -ok
    • Syllabification: Ka‧bock

    Noun

    Kabock m (plural Kabock)

    1. caboclo
    2. mulatto; mestizo
    3. latino

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kabock”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 86, column 2