Carioca
name, noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A sideways step in which one leg crosses over the other.
"In the final phase, the athlete works in non-cleated shoes on starts, stops, jumps, rounded side-step cuts, and crossover cuts, advancing to hard 90° cuts, and running tighter and tighter figures-of-eight. Defensive backs run sideways and backward and perform carioca (crossover) steps."
- 2 A native or inhabitant of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
"Needless to say, a true Carioca never makes mistakes when dealing with money."
- 3 a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba wordnet
- 4 Alternative form of Carioca. alt-of, alternative
"But, for someone looking at it objectively, the relationship is a deceptive one – because at the same time as cariocas can't be seen working (shut up as they are in offices, government institutions and commercial establishments), everyone can see cariocas not working."
- 5 music composed for dancing the carioca wordnet
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- 6 a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro wordnet
- 1 A river in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil; in full, the Carioca River.
Synonyms
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More examples"I have a Carioca accent when I speak Portuguese."
Etymology
From Portuguese carioca.
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese carioca.
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Carioca.