Palmares Glossary

Palmares Glossary

cassock

A long robe usually worn by Christian padre.

reveler

merrymaker

curtsy

bend the knee, bob

prance

bounce, stride

Famish

Starve

solemn

chaste

reminiscence

recollection, flashback

elusive

deceptive, misleading

wary

cautious

caboclo (Portuguese)

an indigenous person

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