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carioca
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun carioca has 3 senses
- carioca(n = noun.person) Array - a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro; Array is a member of rio, rio de janeiro
- carioca(n = noun.communication) Array - music composed for dancing the carioca; Array is a kind of dance music
- carioca(n = noun.act) Array - a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba; Array is a kind of ballroom dance, ballroom dancing
is a kind of brazilian
OXFORD DICTIONARY
carioca, n.
1 a a Brazilian dance like the samba. b the music for this.
2 a native of Rio de Janeiro.
1 a a Brazilian dance like the samba. b the music for this.
2 a native of Rio de Janeiro.
Etymology
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