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bossa nova [bossa nova 词源字典]: 1962, Brazilian style of music, from Portuguese, literally "new tendency."[bossa nova etymology, bossa nova origin, 英语词源]
capybara (n.): South American rodent, 1774, from some Tupi (Brazilian) native name.
coati (n.): Brazilian raccoon, 1670s, from Tupi (Brazil), from cua "belt, cincture" + tim "nose."
lambada (n.): "sensual Brazilian dance," 1988, from Portuguese, said in some sources to be literally "a beating, a lashing." But others connect it ultimately to Latin lumbus "loin."
macaw (n.): species of large, long-tailed birds, 1660s, from Portuguese macau, from a word in a Brazilian language, perhaps Tupi macavuana, which may be the name of a type of palm tree the fruit of which the birds eat.
maraca (n.): gourd rattle used as a percussion instrument, 1813, from Portuguese, from Brazilian native name.
samba (n.): Brazilian dance of African origin, 1885, Zemba, from Portuguese samba, shortened form of zambacueca, a type of dance, probably altered (by influence of zamacueco "stupid") from zambapalo, the name of a grotesque dance, itself an alteration of zampapalo "stupid man," from zamparse "to bump, crash." As a verb from 1949.
favela: "A Brazilian shack or shanty town; a slum", Portuguese. More shanty from early 19th century:The sea shanty, the song to which sailors hauled ropes, probably comes from French chantez!, an order to ‘sing!’ It is recorded from the mid 19th century. A slightly earlier shanty appeared in North America for a small, crudely built shack and may come from Canadian French chantier ‘lumberjack's cabin, logging camp’, a specialized used of the word which usually means ‘building site’ in France. This shanty gave the world the shanty town, such as the favela in Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities. This word, from the Portuguese equivalent of shanty is first recorded in 1961.
saudade: "(Especially with reference to songs or poetry) a feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia that is supposedly characteristic of the Portuguese or Brazilian temperament", Portuguese.
capoeira: "A system of physical discipline and movement originating among Brazilian slaves, treated as a martial art and dance form", Portuguese.