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7 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro
noun music composed for dancing the carioca
noun a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba
originEtymology tree Old Tupi kariîó Proto-Tupian *ekʷ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok Old Tupi oka Old Tupi Kariîookabor. Portuguese cariocabor. English carioca Borrowed from Portuguese carioca.
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