"caipora" meaning in Português

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Noun

Forms: caiporas [masculine, plural]
  1. fogo-fátuo Tags: Brazil
    Sense id: pt-caipora-pt-noun-Cmu2Q3EF Categories (other): Português brasileiro
  2. ente fantástico que, segundo a crendice popular, percorre as estradas, tornando infeliz quem encontra Tags: Brazil
    Sense id: pt-caipora-pt-noun-JdHCBKb7 Categories (other): Português brasileiro
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "copiará"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "!Entrada (Português)",
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Entrada com etimologia (Português)",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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    }
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    "Corruptela do tupi kaapora."
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    }
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    "Entrada com etimologia (Português)",
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    "Substantivo (Português)"
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    "Corruptela do tupi kaapora."
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "Português brasileiro"
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      ],
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        "Brazil"
      ]
    }
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    "masculine"
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