capoeira

English

WOTD – 18 December 2006

Etymology

From Portuguese capoeira, of uncertain etymology.

Pronunciation

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

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

Translations

Czech

Noun

capoeira f

  1. capoeira

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapuˈeːra/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

capoeira f (uncountable)

  1. capoeira

French

Etymology

From Portuguese capoeira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.pwɛ.ʁa/

Noun

capoeira f (uncountable)

  1. capoeira

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

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

Spanish

Noun

capoeira f (plural capoeiras)

  1. capoeira
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