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carioca.

Carioca (native or inhabitant of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.ɾiˈɔ.kɐ/Brazil/kaˈɾjɔ.kɐ/Brazil/kɐˈɾjɔ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. Carioca (native or inhabitant of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
    Os cariocas apreciam a praia de Copacabana.
  2. native or inhabitant of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · proscribed
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Tupi kariîó Proto-Tupian *ekʷ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok Old Tupi oka Old Tupi Kariîookabor. Portuguese carioca From Old Tupi Kariîooka, a former indigenous village in what is now Guanabara Bay.

noun/ka.ɾiˈɔ.kɐ/Brazil/kaˈɾjɔ.kɐ/Brazil/kɐˈɾjɔ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. weak coffee (with added hot water or from a second shot of spent espresso)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Tupi kariîó Proto-Tupian *ekʷ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok Old Tupi oka Old Tupi Kariîookabor. Portuguese carioca From Old Tupi Kariîooka, a former indigenous village in what is now Guanabara Bay.

adj/ka.ɾiˈɔ.kɐ/Brazil/kaˈɾjɔ.kɐ/Brazil/kɐˈɾjɔ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. Carioca (of, from or relating to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil)

    feminine · masculine
  2. of, from or relating to the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    feminine · masculine · proscribed
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Tupi kariîó Proto-Tupian *ekʷ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok Old Tupi oka Old Tupi Kariîookabor. Portuguese carioca From Old Tupi Kariîooka, a former indigenous village in what is now Guanabara Bay.

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