caipirinha

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese caipirinha.

Pronunciation

Noun

caipirinha (plural caipirinhas)

  1. A traditional Brazilian alcoholic drink prepared with cachaça, lime juice, sugar, and ice.
    • 2007 September 20, Eric Wilson, “Blame It on Rio and Gisele”, in New York Times‎:
      They thought of, I don’t know, monkeys and caipirinhas and samba.”
    • 2016, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Journalism”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 20, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
      Oh, no! Oh, no! Aunt Hoda got into the caipirinha supply. Everybody, watch yourself, she gets grabby.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

From caipira (“hillbilly”) +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: cai‧pi‧ri‧nha

Noun

caipirinha f (plural caipirinhas)

  1. a traditional Brazilian drink prepared with cachaça, lime juice, sugar and ice

Noun

caipirinha m or f by sense (plural caipirinhas)

  1. (Brazil) diminutive of caipira

Swedish

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Noun

caipirinha c

  1. caipirinha (drink)
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