caipirinha

noun

cai·​pi·​ri·​nha ˌkī-pə-ˈrēn-yə How to pronounce caipirinha (audio)
: a cocktail consisting of lime, sugar, and rum

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And in the home country of the famous caipirinha drink, made from cachaça, lime and sugar, that is no easy feat. Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025 At the bar, cool kids sip on a casa verde, a sweet-and-spicy take on the caipirinha that includes coconut rum, cachaça, passionfruit, and Japanese sake. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025 Some lost their sight or fell into comas after drinking famous Brazilian caipirinhas, vodka tonics and other clear cocktails. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025 This is a Bazaar restaurant, so of course there will also be theatrical drinks like a nitro caipirinha that’s frozen tableside. Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for caipirinha

Word History

Etymology

Brazilian Portuguese, from caipira backwoodsman, rustic

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of caipirinha was in 1973

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“Caipirinha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caipirinha. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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