caipirinha
Portuguese, noun/kaj.piˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/
caipirinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “caipirinha (traditional Brazilian drink prepared with cachaça, lime juice, sugar and ice)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of caipira. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bebida popular do Brasil, feita a partir da mistura de cachaça, limão, gelo e açúcar”.
What does caipirinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecaipirinha (traditional Brazilian drink prepared with cachaça, lime juice, sugar and ice)
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinediminutive of caipira
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bebida popular do Brasil, feita a partir da mistura de cachaça, limão, gelo e açúcar
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 caipirinha
- caipirinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caipirinha?
- Brazil /kaj.piˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [kaɪ̯.piˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /kaj.piˈɾi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caipirinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caipirinha in Portuguese?
caipirinha appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).