rabo de galo

See also: rabo-de-galo

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of English cocktail.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.bu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.lu/ [ˈha.bu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.lu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.bu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.lu/ [ˈha.bu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.lu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.bu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.lu/ [ˈχa.bu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.lu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.bo de ˈɡa.lo/ [ˈha.bo de ˈɡa.lo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.bu dɨ ˈɡa.lu/ [ˈʁa.βu ðɨ ˈɣa.lu]

Noun

rabo de galo m (plural rabos de galo)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) a Brazilian cocktail made of cachaça and vermouth

   Synonym: traçado

2. (Brazil, rare) cocktail (mixture of alcoholic beverages)

   Synonym: coquetel

Usage notes

• Although rare, the term is sometimes used as a translation of cocktail, thus alluding to any mix of alcoholic beverages and not only to the cachaça and vermouth mixture.

Further reading

• Cocktails with cachaça on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “rabo de galo” in Dicionário inFormal.