capoeira

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English

WOTD – 18 December 2006
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese capoeira, of uncertain etymology.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kæpəˈweəɹə/, /kæpəʊˈeəɹə/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kɑpəˈwɛɹə/, /kɑpˈwɛɹə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

capoeira (countable and uncountable, plural capoeiras)

  1. (uncountable) A martial art developed in Brazil.
  2. (countable) A practitioner of this martial art.

Derived terms

Translations

Czech

Etymology

From Portuguese capoeira

Noun

capoeira f

  1. capoeira

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese capoeira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːpuˈeːraː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ca‧po‧ei‧ra

Noun

capoeira f (uncountable)

  1. capoeira

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese capoeira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.pwɛ.ʁa/ ~ /ka.pwe.ʁa/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

capoeira f (uncountable)

  1. capoeira

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
capoeira (1)

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: 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 290: 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)

  1. henhouse.
    Eu fui à capoeira para apanhar ovos.
    I went to the henhouse to gather eggs.
  2. (slang) brothel.

Synonyms

capoeira (2)

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)

  1. a martial art developed in Brazil
    A capoeira é uma arte marcial brasileira.
    Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art.
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Template:R:Priberam
  2. ^ Template:R:DAN
  3. ^ “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)

  1. capoeira
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