cachaca

See also: cachaça

English

Noun

cachaca (countable and uncountable, plural cachacas)

  1. Alternative form of cachaça.
    • 2007 March 9, Mike Sula, “Diversify Your Larder”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
      Pepe's Food & Liquor (2333 N. Western, 773-278-8756) appears to be your standard neighborhood liquor and sundries store, but it also carries a small stock of Brazilian goods, most importantly two kinds of cachaca, the rumlike sugarcane liquor critical to caipirinhas and batidas.
    • 1997 March 7, Don Rose, “Restaurant Tours: Rio rules at Rhumba”, in Chicago Reader‎[2]:
      Though Rhumba has a fine selection of wines, including many by the glass, a good before-dinner bet is Brazil's classic cocktail, the caipirinha, made from a special rumlike drink called cachaca with sugar and sliced limes ($5).

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃaka/ [kaˈt͡ʃa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: ca‧cha‧ca

Noun

cachaca f (plural cachacas)

  1. (Peru, derogatory) female equivalent of cachaco: female police officer
  2. (Paraguay)a style of cumbia from Paraguay

Adjective

cachaca

  1. feminine singular of cachaco

Further reading

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