Definition of capoeira
: a Brazilian dance of African origin that incorporates martial arts movements such as kicks and chops
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Origin and Etymology of capoeira
Brazilian Portuguese, kind of martial art, ruffian skilled in this art, fugitive slave living in the forest, from capão island of forest in a clear-cut area, from Tupi kaʔapáũ, from kaʔá forest + paũ round
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