cachaceiro
Portuguese, noun/ka.ʃaˈse(j).ɾu/
cachaceiro is spelled C-A-C-H-A-C-E-I-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 101,652nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cachaceiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “drunkard, alcoholic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cachaceiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatoryinformalmasculinedrunkard, alcoholic
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é dado ao abuso da cachaça e que com ela se embriaga 2. soberbo, arrogante, cachaçudo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cachaceiro
- cachaceiros plural
- cachaceira feminine
- cachaceiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cachaceiro?
- Brazil /ka.ʃaˈse(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [ka.ʃaˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /kɐ.ʃɐˈsɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cachaceiro in Portuguese?
cachaceiro appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).