capixaba

From Old Tupi capixaba (“corn hair”). It may refer to the impression that native peoples had of blonde Europeans, or to the corn plantations near Vitória.

The term originally referred to natives of Vitória only, but the sense later expanded to mean natives of the whole state.

• IPA^(key): /ka.pi.ˈʃa.ba/
• Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧xa‧ba

capixaba m or f (plural capixabas, comparable)

1. of, from, or relating to Espírito Santo, a state of Brazil

   Synonym: espírito-santense

2. (dated) of, from, or relating to Vitória, the capital of that state

   Synonyms: vitoriense, espírito-santense

capixaba m, f (plural capixabas)

1. a person from the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo

   Synonym: espírito-santense

capixaba m (plural capixabas)

1. (Brazil) a small agricultural property
2. (Ceará) cangaceiro

   Synonym: cangaceiro

capixaba f (plural capixabas)

1. (Brazil, botany) Sebastiana brasiliensis, a plant pertaining to the Euphorbiaceae family.