cachaça
bottles of cachaça
cachaça
/ kəˈʃæsə / nouna Brazilian spirit made from the juice of sugar cane:
Cachaça is the main ingredient of the caipirinha.Read all about it: Do you speak Carioca?
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caipirinha
Caipirinhas on the beach, anyone? [photo by ilf_ CC BY-SA]
caipirinha
/ kaɪpiˈrinjə / nouna Brazilian drink made from cachaça, limes, and sugar:
We were drinking caipirinhas on the beach.Read all about it: Do you speak Carioca?
capoeira
capoeira performers rehearsing their routine
capoeira
/ kæpuˈeɪrə / nounan activity from Brazil that combines dance with martial arts:
I took up capoeira to keep fit. | Frank goes to capoeira classes.Read all about it: Do you speak Carioca?
Carioca
a Carioca postcard
Carioca
/ kæriˈɒkə / nounA Carioca is a person who was born in or lives in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil:
The beach is always full of Cariocas during the week.Carioca is also an adjective:
She has a strong Carioca accent.Read all about it: Do you speak Carioca?
