carioca

[ kar-ee-oh-kuh ]

noun

a modification of the samba.
the music for this dance.

Origin of carioca

First recorded in 1930–35; after Carioca

Words Nearby carioca

Other definitions for Carioca (2 of 2)

Carioca

[ kar-ee-oh-kuh; Portuguese kah-ree-aw-kuh ]

noun

a native of Rio de Janeiro.

Origin of Carioca

1820–30; <Brazilian Portuguese <Tupi, equivalent to cari white + oca house or boca descendant of

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How to use carioca in a sentence

But at once he rejected the idea, angry with himself, and hastened his step towards carioca square, there to take a tilbury.
Brazilian Tales | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
Your average carioca servant is either fawning or covertly insolent.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 | Various
The nickname of the inhabitants of Rio is carioca, from this fountain.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham
The barracks of the carioca are built, and the other barracks are prepared.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham

British Dictionary definitions for carioca

carioca

/ (ˌkærɪˈəʊkə) /

noun

a Brazilian dance similar to the samba
a piece of music composed for this dance

Origin of carioca

C19: from Brazilian Portuguese

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