carioca

Other forms: cariocas

Definitions of carioca
  1. noun
    a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba
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    type of:
    ballroom dance, ballroom dancing
    any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
  2. noun
    music composed for dancing the carioca
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    type of:
    dance music
    music to dance to
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