caipora
Portuguese, noun/kajˈpɔ.ɾɐ/
caipora is a Portuguese noun meaning “a supernatural being in Brazilian folklore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fogo-fátuo”.
What does caipora mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazila supernatural being in Brazilian folklore
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fogo-fátuo 2. ente fantástico que, segundo a crendice popular, percorre as estradas, tornando infeliz quem encontra
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 caipora
- f same meaning canonical
- caiporas plural
- caapora alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caipora?
- Brazil /kajˈpɔ.ɾɐ/
- Brazil [kaɪ̯ˈpɔ.ɾɐ]
- Portugal /kajˈpɔ.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caipora in Portuguese?
caipora appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).