capoeira

Contents

English

WOTD – 18 December 2006

Etymology

From Portuguese capoeira, of uncertain etymology.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɑːpəˈweəɹə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kɑpəˈwɛɹə/, /kɑpˈwɛɹə/

• Audio (US)

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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

• capoeirista

Translations

the martial art developed in Brazil

• Czech: capoeira f
• Dutch: capoeira (nl)
• Portuguese: capoeira (pt) f

• Russian: капоэ́йра (ru) (kapoéjra)
• Spanish: capoeira (es) f

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Czech

Noun

capoeira f

1. capoeira

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapuˈeːra/

• Audio

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Noun

capoeira f (uncountable)

1. capoeira

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French

Etymology

From Portuguese capoeira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.pwɛ.ʁa/

Noun

capoeira f (uncountable)

1. capoeira

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Portuguese

capoeira (1)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.puˈe(j).ɾɐ/, /ka.poˈe(j).ɾɐ/
• (Portugal) 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

• (henhouse): galinheiro

capoeira (2)

Etymology 2

Of uncertain etymology.

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

• capoeiragem
• capoeirista

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Spanish

Noun

capoeira f (plural capoeiras)

1. capoeira