Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white Brazilian rum made from sugar cane.
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- noun A liquor made from fermented
sugarcane juice, a popular spirit in Brazil.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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What family members didn't know was that Goncalves had spent the night at a truck stop talking with friends over drinks of a sugarcane liquor known as cachaca, his niece Rosa Sampaio told the O Globo newspaper.
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The boy's father, Gessivaldo Alves, said his ex-wife found a bottle of a sugar cane liquor called cachaca and other objects used in black magic ceremonies in the home.
Signs of the Times 2009
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What family members didn't know was that Goncalves had spent the night at a truck stop talking with friends and drinking a sugar cane liquor known as cachaca, his niece Rosa Sampaio told the O Globo newspaper.
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MYTH: You won't find cachaca the key ingredient in caipirinhas in upscale bars and restaurants.
Jeanine Barone: 8 Myths About Rio de Janeiro Jeanine Barone 2011
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Among bars where you are bound to find fashionable clientele imbibing caipirinhas or other beverages employing cachaca is the Bar D'Hotel at Marina All Suites, the Baretto-Londra at Hotel Fasano and the Bar do Copa at Copacabana Palace.
Jeanine Barone: 8 Myths About Rio de Janeiro Jeanine Barone 2011
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Estadio's sangrias are probably my favorites in D.C., though - try the red version with fiery cachaca liqueur from Brazil, mint and fresh-squeezed lime.
Got weekend plans? 2011
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Perched atop 750-foot Urca Mountain beside Rio's signature granite monolith, Sugarloaf Mountain, Abencoada stocks 50 different kinds of cachaca, which they blend with watermelon, kiwi, passion fruit, cherry or mango juices.
Jeanine Barone: 8 Myths About Rio de Janeiro Jeanine Barone 2011
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Among bars where you are bound to find fashionable clientele imbibing caipirinhas or other beverages employing cachaca is the Bar D'Hotel at Marina All Suites, the Baretto-Londra at Hotel Fasano and the Bar do Copa at Copacabana Palace.
Jeanine Barone: 8 Myths About Rio de Janeiro Jeanine Barone 2011
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Perched atop 750-foot Urca Mountain beside Rio's signature granite monolith, Sugarloaf Mountain, Abencoada stocks 50 different kinds of cachaca, which they blend with watermelon, kiwi, passion fruit, cherry or mango juices.
Jeanine Barone: 8 Myths About Rio de Janeiro Jeanine Barone 2011
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MYTH: You won't find cachaca the key ingredient in caipirinhas in upscale bars and restaurants.
Jeanine Barone: 8 Myths About Rio de Janeiro Jeanine Barone 2011
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