"Carioca" meaning in English

See Carioca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Carioca. Etymology templates: {{wp|+ River}}, {{etymon|en|:bor|pt-BR:Carioca<id:river>|id=river|text=+}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Carioca. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Carioca
  1. A river in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil; in full, the Carioca River. Wikidata QID: Q5039654 Categories (place): Places in Brazil, Places in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rivers in Brazil, Rivers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Sense id: en-Carioca-en-name-en:Q5039654 Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Rio de Janeiro Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Rio de Janeiro: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Cariocas [plural], carioca [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese carioca. Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{etymon|en|:bor|pt-BR:carioca<id:Rio de Janeiro>|id=Rio de Janeiro|text=+}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese carioca. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Carioca (plural Cariocas)
  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
    Sense id: en-Carioca-en-noun--BAX49Pw Categories (other): Brazil, Demonyms, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Demonyms, Rio de Janeiro Disambiguation of Demonyms: 30 70 Disambiguation of Rio de Janeiro: 45 55
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Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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