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capoeira

capoeira

9.9
A thick area of low trees and thorny bushes
  • noun
  • /ˌkæpəˈwɛrə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : matorral
  • They hacked a path through the dense capoeira to reach the riverbank before sunset.

Examples

  • Farmers cleared the capoeira to make room for new crops.

  • The old map showed several areas of capoeira along the valley's edge.

  • Look at that capoeira!

  • The capoeira was thick and hard to walk through.

  • As we walked through the forest, we became entangled in the thick capoeira surrounding us.

  • The explorers documented various capoeira patches in their journal, noting its unique flora.

  • To create a campsite, they had to clear the dense capoeira blocking their way.

Synonyms

scrub
vscapoeira
29 6.2

Low, thick bushes and small trees that grow on dry land

is the regional or archaic term for that low thorny growth
thicket
vscapoeira
22 5.1

A thick area of bushes and small trees that grow close together

is an old regional word for that same dense vegetation
dense thicket
vscapoeira
1 5.7

An area of thick bushes that is hard to walk through

is an older regional label for obstructing dense vegetation

How Dense

thicket
22 5.1
capoeira
  • Archaic
9.9
scrub
29 6.2
brush
  • US
61 2.2
woodland
27 2.6

Surface Forms

capoeira singular
capoeiras plural

Etymology

Capoeira originally meant a 'thicket' or 'patch of scrub' in Portuguese, a meaning close to the English word 'bush'. So when capoeira is used for land, it simply refers to a dense area of low trees and brush.