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capoeira, n. Martial Arts and Dance.
Brit. |ˌkapʊˈeɪrə|, U.S. |ˌkæpoʊˈeɪrə|
Forms: 19– capoeira, 19– capoera, 19– capoiera; Also with capital initial.
[‹ Portuguese capoeira type of martial art introduced into Brazil by Bantu slaves, further etymology uncertain; perhaps a transferred use of Portuguese capoeira brushland area which has previously been cleared (apparently ultimately ‹ Tupi caa small forest, brushland + puera, nominal preterite, ‘that which was’), or perhaps ‹ Umbundu kapwila blow, beating; perhaps compare also Kikongo kipura or kipula to flutter, flit, struggle, fight.]
A Brazilian physical discipline involving an interplay between two people of improvised feinting and acrobatic manoeuvres (esp. using the legs and feet), resembling unarmed single combat but with little or no physical contact, and traditionally performed in a circle formed by onlookers with accompanying music.
Now widely practised both as a dance form and a competitive martial art.
1928N.Y. Times 12 Sept. 10/7 A one-ring circus last night presented a bizarre contest in the final act when East met West testing the respective merits of Japanese jiu jitsu and Brasilian capoeira. 1969K. Benton Twenty-fourth Level vii. 126 In the capoeira..they fight with their hands on the ground, most of the time, waving their legs about. 1984Dance Theatre Jrnl. May 5/1 Mestre Bimba went on to develop the style which he called Capoeira Regional, in order to distinguish it from the repressed and decadent remnants of other Capoeira styles. 1995Empire May 126/1 The manly Brazilian martial art of capoiera—a mixture of kick-boxing and dance. 2003Here's Health Sept. 59/3 Go for something more energetic, such as capoeira or step aerobics, if you need to work off pent-up energy. |