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cafuzo

Portuguese, noun/kaˈfu.zu/

cafuzo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “someone of mixed African and Amerindian ancestry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “filho ou filha de mulato e negro, ou de negro e mulata”.

What does cafuzo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilmasculinesomeone of mixed African and Amerindian ancestry

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. filho ou filha de mulato e negro, ou de negro e mulata 2. descendente de negro e de índio na América

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of cafuzo

  • cafuzos plural
  • cafuz alternative
  • carafuz alternative
  • carafuzo alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cafuzo?

  • Brazil /kaˈfu.zu/
  • Portugal /kɐˈfu.zu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.