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Yes. The word capoeira is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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8-letter words (1 found)

CAPOEIRA,

6-letter words (5 found)

APORIA,COPIER,PACIER,PICARA,PICARO,

5-letter words (28 found)

ACARI,AECIA,APACE,ARECA,AREIC,AREPA,CAPER,CAPRI,CARAP,CARPI,CERIA,COPER,COPRA,CORIA,CRAPE,CRIPE,ERICA,OCREA,OPERA,PACER,PAIRE,PARAE,PAREO,PERAI,PICRA,PORAE,PRICE,RECAP,

4-letter words (54 found)

ACAI,ACER,ACRE,ACRO,AERO,APER,ARCO,AREA,ARIA,ARPA,CAPA,CAPE,CAPI,CAPO,CARE,CARP,CERO,CIAO,CIRE,COIR,COPE,CORE,CRAP,CRIA,CRIP,CROP,EPIC,ERIC,ICER,ORCA,PACA,PACE,PACO,PAIR,PARA,PARE,PEAR,PERC,PERI,PICA,PICE,PIER,PORE,PRAO,PROA,RACA,RACE,RAIA,RAPE,REAP,REPO,RICE,RIPE,ROPE,

3-letter words (48 found)

ACE,AIA,AIR,APE,APO,ARC,ARE,CAA,CAP,CAR,CEP,COP,COR,EAR,ECO,ERA,ICE,IRE,OAR,OCA,OPA,OPE,ORA,ORC,ORE,PAC,PAR,PEA,PEC,PER,PIA,PIC,PIE,PIR,POA,POI,PRE,PRO,RAI,RAP,REC,REI,REO,REP,RIA,RIP,ROC,ROE,

2-letter words (16 found)

AA,AE,AI,AR,EA,ER,IO,OE,OI,OP,OR,PA,PE,PI,PO,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 153 words from capoeira according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of capoeira

capoeira

Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese capoeira, of uncertain etymology.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kæpəˈweəɹə/, /kæpəʊˈeəɹə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kɑpəˈwɛɹə/, /kɑpˈwɛɹə/

Noun

capoeira (countable and uncountable, plural capoeiras)

  1. (uncountable) A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.
  2. (countable) A practitioner of this martial art.

Derived terms

  • capoeirista

Translations

Basque

Etymology

From Portuguese capoeira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapoei̯ɾa/ [ka.po.ei̯.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -ei̯ɾa
  • Hyphenation: ca‧po‧ei‧ra

Noun

capoeira inan

  1. capoeira

Declension

Further reading

  • "capoeira" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Czech

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Brazilian Portuguese capoeira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkapuɛra]
  • IPA(key): [ˈkapuɛjra]
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Hyphenation: ca‧po‧ei‧ra

Noun

capoeira f

  1. capoeira

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • capoeira in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012-, slovnikcestiny.cz
  • capoeira in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese capoeira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːpuˈeːraː/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧po‧ei‧ra

Noun

capoeira f (uncountable)

  1. capoeira

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese capoeira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.pwɛ.ʁa/, /ka.pwe.ʁa/

Noun

capoeira f (uncountable)

  1. capoeira

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1707. From capón +‎ -eira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɑpoˈejɾɐ], [kɑpʊˈejɾɐ]

Noun

capoeira f (plural capoeiras)

  1. coop for fattening the capons, which was usually kept inside the house
  2. flat surface over the oven, where this coop used to be
  3. henhouse, coop
    Synonyms: galiñeiro, poleiro

Related terms

  • capón

References

  • “capoeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “capoeira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “capoeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Brazilian Portuguese capoeira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.pɔˈɛj.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛjra
  • Syllabification: ca‧po‧ei‧ra

Noun

capoeira f

  1. capoeira (martial art developed in Brazil)

Declension

Further reading

  • capoeira in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • capoeira in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧po‧ei‧ra

Etymology 1

From capão (“capon”) +‎ -eira. Compare Galician capoeira and Spanish caponera.

Noun

capoeira f (plural capoeiras)

  1. henhouse
    Synonym: galinheiro
  2. a woven basket used by bondsmen to transport items
  3. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (colloquial) brothel
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Uncertain. There are various theories on the etymology:

  • from Old Tupi kopûera, from kó (“clearing”) + pûera (“that once was”)
  • from Old Tupi ka'apûera, from ka'a (“woods; forest”) + pûera (“that once was”)

Both Tupi words refer to lands that used to be cleared by the Tupis for agriculture and to which slaves would escape.

  • from the root kupura (to play) in the Ki-Kongo language.
  • from capão (“capon”) +‎ -eira, from a supposed resemblance between capoeira and cockfighting.

The spelling of this word and its derived terms were likely influenced by Etymology 1.

Noun

capoeira f (uncountable)

  1. capoeira, a martial art developed in Brazil
  2. glade; clearing (area of land devoid of trees)
    Synonyms: clareira, roçado, capoeiro
Derived terms
Descendants

References

Further reading

  • “capoeira” in iDicionário Aulete.
  • “capoeira” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
  • “capoeira” in Dicionário Online de Português.
  • “capoeira” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  • “capoeira” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
  • “capoeira” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese capoeira.

Noun

capoeira f (plural capoeiras)

  1. capoeira

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