caipiriña

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese caipirinha (“little hillbilly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaipiˈɾiɲa/ [kai̯.piˈɾi.ɲa]
• Rhymes: -iɲa
• Syllabification: cai‧pi‧ri‧ña

Noun

caipiriña f (plural caipiriñas)

1. caipirinha

Further reading

• “caipiriña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014