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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
Noun
kapoeweri m (plural kapoeweri's)
- (Suriname) thicket, shrubland, brushwood; the secondary vegetation that regenerates after the clearing of primary forests.
Sranan Tongo
Pronunciation
Noun
kapoeweri
- Superseded spelling of kapuweri.