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noun
A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A practitioner of this martial art.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
From Brazilian Portuguese capoeira, of uncertain etymology.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
