English Explanatory Dictionary

caxiri

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An intoxicating alcoholic drink prepared from manioc (cassava), consumed in some South American Indian cultures, especially in Suriname and Guyana.

Word forms

caxiri kasiri cassiri cachiri casiri kaschiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Kari'na kasiri, both directly and by way of intermediaries such as Portuguese caxiri.

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