caipira

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi kopira (“farmer”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kajˈpi.ɾɐ/ [kaɪ̯ˈpi.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kajˈpi.ɾa/ [kaɪ̯ˈpi.ɾa]

  • Audio (BR)(file)
  • Hyphenation: cai‧pi‧ra

Noun[edit]

caipira m or f by sense (plural caipiras)

  1. (Brazil) a hillbilly, yokel, rustic
    Synonyms: jeca, jacu

Adjective[edit]

caipira m or f (plural caipiras)

  1. rustic, hillbilly, provincial
    Synonyms: interiorano, jacu, jeca

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kopira”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 230, column 2

Further reading[edit]

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