"capoeira" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kæpəˈweəɹə/ [UK], /kæpəʊˈeəɹə/ [UK], /kɑpəˈwɛɹə/ [US], /kɑpˈwɛɹə/ [US] Audio: en-us-capoeira.ogg Forms: capoeiras [plural]
Etymology: From Brazilian Portuguese capoeira, of uncertain etymology. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt-BR|capoeira}} Brazilian Portuguese capoeira Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} capoeira (countable and uncountable, plural capoeiras)
  1. (uncountable) A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements. Tags: uncountable Translations (the martial art developed in Brazil): capoeira [feminine] (Czech), capoeira (Dutch), カポエイラ (kapoeira) (Japanese), kapueira [feminine] (Lithuanian), capoeira [feminine] (Polish), capoeira [feminine] (Portuguese), капоэ́йра (kapoéjra) (Russian), capoeira [feminine] (Spanish), capoeira (Swedish), капое́йра (kapoéjra) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-capoeira-en-noun--Y2oIr9a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 9 entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 25 14 24 5 5 2 10 2 8 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'the martial art developed in Brazil': 67 33
  2. (countable) A practitioner of this martial art. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-capoeira-en-noun-acMtvliv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 25 14 24 5 5 2 10 2 8 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: capoeirista
Categories (other): Capoeira Disambiguation of Capoeira: 0 0

Inflected forms

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