capoeira
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese capoeira, of uncertain etymology.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
Noun
capoeira (countable and uncountable, plural capoeiras)
- (uncountable) A martial art developed in Brazil.
- (countable) A practitioner of this martial art.
Derived terms
Translations
the martial art developed in Brazil
Czech
Etymology
From Portuguese capoeira
Noun
capoeira f
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese capoeira.
Pronunciation
Noun
capoeira f (uncountable)
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese capoeira.
Pronunciation
Noun
capoeira f (uncountable)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ka.puˈe(j).ɾɐ/, /ka.poˈe(j).ɾɐ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Portugal" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kɐ.puˈɐj.ɾɐ/, /kɐˈpwɐj.ɾɐ/, /kɐpuˈej.ɾɐ/, /kɐˈpwej.ɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧po‧ei‧ra
Etymology 1
Capão (“capon”) + -eira. Compare Galician capoeira and Spanish caponera.
Noun
capoeira f (plural capoeiras)
- henhouse.
- Eu fui à capoeira para apanhar ovos.
- I went to the henhouse to gather eggs.
- (slang) brothel.
Synonyms
- (henhouse): galinheiro
Etymology 2
Of uncertain etymology, but said to be from Old Tupi ko'pwera, capuêra, from ko (“clearing”) + puera (“that once was”).[1][2][3]
Noun
capoeira f (uncountable)
- a martial art developed in Brazil
- A capoeira é uma arte marcial brasileira.
- Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Template:R:Priberam
- ^ Template:R:DAN
- ^ “capoeira”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
Spanish
Etymology
From Portuguese capoeira
Noun
capoeira f (plural capoeiras)
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