kapoeweri

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • capuerie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Sranan Tongo kapuweri, from Portuguese capoeira (“glade; clearing; area of land devoid of trees”), possibly from Old Tupi kopûera, Old Tupi ka'apûera, or Old Tupi ka'apaũ. Doublet of capoeira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑpuˈʋeːriː/

Noun

kapoeweri m (plural kapoeweri's)

  1. (Suriname) second-growth forest; thicket, shrubland, brushwood (vegetation that regenerates after the clearing of primary forests)

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapuweɾi/, [ka̠puwɪ̞ɾi], [kɑ̟puwe̝ɾi]

Noun

kapoeweri

  1. superseded spelling of kapuweri
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