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Ca⋅bri⋅llo

[kuh-bree-oh, -breel-yoh]
–noun
Juan Ro⋅drí⋅guez [rod-ree-ges] , (Joao Rodrigues Cabrilho), 1499?–1543, Spanish explorer, born in Portugal: discovered California.
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Ca·bri·llo   (kə-brē'lō, -yō, -brēl'yō, kä-brēl'yŏŏ)   
Portuguese-born explorer who discovered California (1542) while in the service of Spain.
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