Caiçara

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In Bahia, the being is female, and her name is corrupted to Caiçara/Kaiçara due to assimilation with Caa-iara, the lady of the forest, and caa-içá, meaning "fence, etc.".

Relationships

syncretized with
Caa-iara
co occurs with
Caipora, Caapora

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Sources

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Source passages

“In Bahia, the being is female, and her name is corrupted to Caiçara/Kaiçara due to assimilation with Caa-iara, the lady of the forest, and caa-içá, meaning "fence, etc.", but this term is generally recognized as having other meanings: "caiçaras" refer to coastal-dwelling people, derived from caiçara, referring to branches”

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