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CARICOM
caries
CARIFTA
carillon
carillonneur
Carina
carina
caring
carioca
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carioca
car·i·o·ca [ kàrree ṓkə ] (plural car·i·o·cas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Brazilian dance: a Brazilian dance similar to the samba
2. music: the music for a carioca
[Mid-20th century. < Portuguese< a Tupian language]
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