caipira
Portuguese, noun/kajˈpi.ɾɐ/
caipira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a hillbilly, yokel, rustic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que pertence ao povo caipira”.
What does caipira mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinea hillbilly, yokel, rustic
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinerustic, hillbilly, provincial
- 2
femininemasculinefree-range
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. pertencente ou relativo ao povo e à cultura caipira, originária de São Paulo 2. matuto, da zona rural, rústico 3. membros ou apoiadores do Partido Constitucionalista durante a Guerra Civil Portuguesa
noun: 1. que pertence ao povo caipira
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 caipira
- caipiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caipira?
- Brazil /kajˈpi.ɾɐ/
- Brazil [kaɪ̯ˈpi.ɾɐ]
- Portugal /kajˈpi.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caipira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caipira in Portuguese?
caipira appears 4.5 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).