capoeira

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noun

A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese capoeira →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nouncapoeira (countable and uncountable, plural capoeiras)

plural capoeiras

  1. uncountableA martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.
  2. countableA practitioner of this martial art.

Origin

  1. Brazilian Portuguesecapoeira
  2. Englishcapoeira

From Brazilian Portuguese capoeira, of uncertain etymology.

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Translations

Czech capoeira
  • capoeirathe martial art developed in Brazil
Dutch capoeira
  • capoeirathe martial art developed in Brazil
French capoeira
  • capoeirathe martial art developed in Brazil
Japanese カポエイラ
  • カポエイラ (kapoeira)the martial art developed in Brazil
Korean 카포에이라
  • 카포에이라 (kapo'eira)the martial art developed in Brazil
Lithuanian kapueira
  • kapueirathe martial art developed in Brazil
Polish capoeira
  • capoeirathe martial art developed in Brazil
Portuguese capoeira
  • capoeirathe martial art developed in Brazil
Russian капоэ́йра
  • капоэ́йра (kapoéjra)the martial art developed in Brazil
Spanish capoeira
  • capoeirathe martial art developed in Brazil
Swedish capoeira
  • capoeirathe martial art developed in Brazil
Ukrainian капое́йра
  • капое́йра (kapoéjra)the martial art developed in Brazil
Cite this entry
APA

capoeira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capoeira

MLA

“capoeira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capoeira. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capoeira,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capoeira.

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