carioca
/kˌɛɹiˈoʊkə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.02 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sideways step in which one leg crosses over the other.
noun
Alternative form of Carioca.
noun
A native or inhabitant of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
Example Sentences
- "In the final phase, the athlete works in non-cleated shoes on starts, stops, jumps, rounded side-step cuts, and crossover cuts, advancing to hard 90° cuts, and running tighter and tighter figures-of-eight. Defensive backs run sideways and backward and perform carioca (crossover) steps."
- "These included the cocontraction maneuver (a shuffling maneuver around a semicircle while tethered to surgical tubing), a carioca (crossover stepping), and a shuttle run (an acceleration and deceleration test)."
- "Leg press, squat, circle running, figure eights, single-leg hops, vertical jumps, lateral bounds, one-legged long jumps, and carioca (crossover walking) are some examples."
- "But, for someone looking at it objectively, the relationship is a deceptive one – because at the same time as cariocas can't be seen working (shut up as they are in offices, government institutions and commercial establishments), everyone can see cariocas not working."
- "Or he might go to Rio. Rio with its white sand. He knew a rhyme about Rio, its thieving cariocas who wore sparkling wedding dresses."
- "Even though cariocas are very professional they tend to be more laid back and easy going than business people from Sao Paulo. You can notice this as soon as you talk to a carioca."
Etymology
Etymology 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.