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capoeira

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cap·o·ei·ra  (kp-r, käp-rä)
n.
An Afro-Brazilian dance form that incorporates self-defense maneuvers.
[Portuguese, from earlier *capon, capon, from Vulgar Latin *capp, *cappn-, from Latin cp, cpn-.]
capoeira [kap-poo-eer-uh]
Noun
a combination of martial art and dance, which originated among African slaves in 19th-century Brazil [from Portuguese]


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