cachaça

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of Brazilian white rum made of sugar cane juice, used as one of the ingredients of a caipirinha.

Pronunciation

/kəˈʃɑː.sə/

Word forms

cachaça cachaças

Etymology

From Portuguese cachaça, of uncertain etymology, although possibly derived from cachaço (“boar”).

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