Cabral

[ kuh-brawl ]

noun
  1. Pe·dro Ál·va·res [pe-droo-awl-vuh-ruhsh], /ˈpɛ drʊ ˈɔl və rəʃ/, c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.

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How to use Cabral in a sentence

  • Cabral dispatched a small vessel to Lisbon to announce his discovery, and then, without making any settlement, proceeded to India.

  • This horseman—I recognised him immediately with feelings of joy—was don Zeno Cabral.

    The Guide of the Desert | Gustave Aimard
  • Don Zeno Cabral reckoned without emotion the strokes as they fell, one by one.

    The Guide of the Desert | Gustave Aimard
  • I looked more attentively; I recognised, indeed, don Zeno Cabral, my old companion of the pampa.

    The Guide of the Desert | Gustave Aimard
  • A murmur of anger, immediately repressed by a gesture from don Zeno Cabral, arose among the officers at this imprudent outburst.

    The Guide of the Desert | Gustave Aimard

British Dictionary definitions for Cabral

Cabral

/ (Portuguese kəˈbrɑl) /


noun
  1. Pedro Álvarez (ˈpɛːdru ˈɑlvərəʃ). ?1460–?1526, Portuguese navigator: discovered and took possession of Brazil for Portugal in 1500.

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