tapuia

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1)  non-Tupi indigenous
 * 2)  rude, ignorant

Noun

 * 1)  a non-Tupi native of Brazil, usually of the  ethnicity, which inhabited the interior (non-coastal) areas of what is now Brazil
 * 2)  a native who, subordinated to whites, lost part of his or her own culture
 * 3)  caboclo, a person of mixed white and indigenous ethnicity
 * 4)  a type of river vessel, with a flat bottom, open mouth and planked hull, used for fishing and transportation