cachaca

See also cachaça

English

Etymology

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cachaça

Noun

cachaca (plural cachacas)

1. A liquor made from fermented sugarcane juice, a popular spirit in Brazil.
   • 2007 March 9, Mike Sula, “Diversify Your Larder”, Chicago Reader:

     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”, Chicago Reader:

     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

Adjective

cachaca f (masculine cachaco, feminine plural cachacas, masculine plural cachacos)

1. feminine form of cachaco

Noun

cachaca f (plural cachacas, masculine singular cachaco, masculine plural cachacos)

1. (Peru, pejorative) female police officer, feminine form of cachaco