CARIOCA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carioca mean? 

• CARIOCA (noun)
  The noun CARIOCA has 3 senses:

1. a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro

2. music composed for dancing the carioca

3. a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba

  Familiarity information: CARIOCA used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARIOCA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Carioca" is a kind of...):

Brazilian (a native or inhabitant of Brazil)

Holonyms ("Carioca" is a member of...):

Rio; Rio de Janeiro (the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Music composed for dancing the carioca

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("carioca" is a kind of...):

dance music (music to dance to)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("carioca" is a kind of...):

ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)