cacife

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈsi.fi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈsi.fi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈsi.fe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈsi.fɨ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧ci‧fe

Noun

cacife m (plural cacifes)

1. (Brazil) amount corresponding to the quota that partners pay to enter a game
2. (Brazil) total value of that amount deposited or invested by the players
3. (Brazil, figuratively) any necessary resources, financial or otherwise, for someone to participate on something