cauim
Portuguese, noun/kawˈĩ/
cauim is spelled C-A-U-I-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese, the 171,147th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cauim is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cauim (alcoholic beverage of Tupian origin, made by the fermentation of cashews, manioc or maize)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bebida alcoólica de muitas tribos de nativos brasileiros feita da fermentação da mandioca, do milho ou outros…”.
What does cauim mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinecauim (alcoholic beverage of Tupian origin, made by the fermentation of cashews, manioc or maize)
- 2
Brazilcolloquialmasculinebooze; grog
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bebida alcoólica de muitas tribos de nativos brasileiros feita da fermentação da mandioca, do milho ou outros vegetais como o caju, após a mastigação e fervura 2. a cachaça
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 cauim
- cauins plural
- cauí alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cauim?
- Brazil /kawˈĩ/
- Brazil [kaʊ̯ˈĩ]
- Portugal /kawˈĩ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cauim in Portuguese?
cauim appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).