Cabral

American

[kuh-brawl] / kəˈbrɔl /

noun

Pedro Álvares c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.

Cabral British

/ kəˈbrɑl /

noun

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

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Servite 6, Anaheim Canyon 1: Mickey Cabral went three for four and Cole Grothues struck out three in 2⅓ innings of scoreless relief.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Damien Cabral is worried about the economy, but spending money on his family and his business anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Blazedale and Cabral believe so much in Torres that they recently hired a part-time assistant for “Daily Memo” and plan to turn an office at their headquarters into a proper studio.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Similarly, Debbie Cabral, another NCL regular who calls Warwick, R.I., home, says she’s got no need for an additional entree at dinnertime, given the ample portions.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

Pedro Cabral was trying to sail around Africa to Asia to buy spices for his native Portugal, and the ocean current took him to Brazil instead.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

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