Cashibo

noun

Ca·​shi·​bo

kəˈshē(ˌ)bō

plural Cashibo or Cashibos

1

a

: a Panoan people of eastern Peru

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Cashibo people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, perhaps from Pano, literally, vampire (originally an insult)

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