English

Noun

cachaça

1. A Brazilian rum made of sugar cane juice. It is one of the ingredients of caipirinha.

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from cachaço ‎(“boar”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʃasa/, /kaˈʃasɐ/

Noun

cachaça f (plural cachaças)

1. cachaça (a type of Brazilian rum)

Synonyms

• aguardente, aguardente de cana, cana, canha (Rio Grande do Sul), pinga

Related terms

• cachaçada
• cachaçaria
• cachaceiro
• encachaçado
• encachaçar