CAPOEIRA


Meaning of CAPOEIRA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkä-pə-ˈwā-rə, ˌkäp-ˈwā- ]

noun

Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese, kind of martial art, ruffian skilled in this art, fugitive slave living in the forest, from capão island of forest in a clear-cut area, from Tupi kaʔapáũ, from kaʔá forest + paũ round

Date: 1945

: a Brazilian dance of African origin that incorporates martial arts movements such as kicks and chops

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