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x-caboquinho en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cāseusbor. Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz Proto-West Germanic *kāsī Old English ċīese Middle English chese English cheese Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂mder. Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂méh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *hanmōder.? Proto-Germanic *hammō Old High German hammeder.? Old High German Hamme Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰs? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérgʰs? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-West Germanic *burg Old High German burg Old High German Hammaburg German Hamburg Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Germanic *warjaną Proto-Germanic *warjaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *-ārijazinflu. Old High German -āri Middle High German -ære German -er German Hamburgerder. English hamburger English cheeseburgerbor. Translingual Xinflu. Portuguese X-búrguerbf. Portuguese x- Old Tupi kuribokabor. Portuguese caboco Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Old Galician-Portuguese -ỹo Portuguese -inho Portuguese caboquinho Brazilian Portuguese x-caboquinhobor. English x-caboquinho Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese x-caboquinho.

Meanings

1. A sandwich consisting of sliced buttered marraqueta bread and other ingredients, typical to the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
   • The combination of a buttery tapioca crepe, salty cheese, sweet banana, and the squash-like crunch of slightly bitter tucumã ticks all the boxes for me and is equally as good on a sandwich, or the famous X-Caboquinho. 2016 July 26, Donna Bowater, “Everything You Need to Know About Breakfast Before the 2016 Olympics”, in Roads & Kingdoms, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Barcelona, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2025:
   • The fruit [tucumã] is also wedged into a roll with cheese and banana in the x-caboquinho toasted sandwich (£2.50). 2014 June 11, Catherine Balston, “Brazil World Cup city guide: 10 best places to eat and drink in Manaus”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2014:
   • In the State of Amazonas, the tucumã is the main ingredient of a typical sandwich (x-caboquinho), made with bread or tapioca (manioc flour), cheese, and fried banana. 2021 June 3, Bernardo Tomchinsky, Gabriela G. Gonçalves, Almecina B. Fereira, “Food Composition Data: Edible Plants from the Amazon”, in Michelle Cristine Medeiros Jacob, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, editors, Local Food Plants of Brazil (Ethnobiology), Cham: Springer Nature, →ISBN, →ISSN, part IV (Food Composition Data on Brazilian Edible Plants by Biome), page 278:
   • Some snack bars incremented this morning sandwich and created the “x-caboquinho” – besides the French bread roll, the margarine and the tucumã, they also add cheese and fried banana. 2013 December 26, Mouzar Benedito, translated by Phill Turner, “Notes on Manaus and Amazônia”, in Understanding Brazil, the Country of Football, São Paulo: Liz Editora, →ISBN:
   • In the heart of Brazil's vast Amazonas state, […] tucumã palms provide an orange fruit that's only in season from February to August. During this time, it's often eaten for breakfast with cassava flour and is a key ingredient in the state's signature x-caboquinho sandwich, where slices are layered with salty coalho cheese and sweet chunks of fried plantains. 2025 June 2, Nic Stevens, “Eight rare juices you can only try in the Amazon”, in BBC, London, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2025:
   • Depois das gravações do amanhecer, todos experimentaram o “x-caboquinho”, um sanduíche típico da culinária do Amazonas que consiste em um pão francês recheado com pedaços de tucumã, banana-pacova madura e fria, queijo coalho e manteiga. 2021 May 14, Julio Steinmetz, translated by Taylyne Apollo, “Day 1 – New Year’s Eve at Ponta Negra beach. […]”, in The New Universe Age = Love, bilingual edition, part 2 (Beauty), Porto Alegre: Alcance, →ISBN:
   • TUCUMÃ AND CHEESE SANDWICH (X-CABOQUINHO) 2017 December, Instituto Brasil a Gosto, translated by Julia Debasse, Olívia Fraga, and Patrícia Oyama, “Breads and ‘Quitandas’”, in Basics: Brazilian Recipes Encyclopaedia, São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, →ISBN:

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