CARIOCA


Meaning of CARIOCA in English

[ ˌkarɪ'əʊkə ]

■ noun

1》 a native of Rio de Janeiro.

2》 a Brazilian dance resembling the samba.

Origin

C19: from Port., from Tupi kari'oka 'house of the white man'.

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