caiçara
Portuguese, noun/kajˈsa.ɾɐ/
caiçara is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “deadwood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “arvoredo morto de que restam troncos e forquilhas”.
What does caiçara mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeadwood
- 2
femininefence (made of dead branches etc)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinehillbilly
- 2
femininemasculinetramp
- 3
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinea traditional people of the seacoast, who usually lives from fishing
- 4
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculine(by extension) an inhabitant of the city of Santos, São Paulo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. arvoredo morto de que restam troncos e forquilhas 2. molho de ramos que se deita na água para atrair peixes 3. curral 4. cerca feita de varas ou galhos
noun: 1. caboclo ruim e sem préstimo 2. caipira do litoral paulista
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado da Paraíba 2. município brasileiro do estado do Rio Grande do Sul
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 caiçara
- caiçaras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caiçara?
- Brazil /kajˈsa.ɾɐ/
- Brazil [kaɪ̯ˈsa.ɾɐ]
- Portugal /kajˈsa.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caiçara in Portuguese?
caiçara appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).