cauim
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Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old Tupi kaûĩ.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ĩ
- Hyphenation: cau‧im
Noun[edit]
cauim m (plural cauins)
- (Brazil) cauim (alcoholic beverage of Tupian origin, made by the fermentation of cashews, manioc or maize)
- (Brazil, colloquial, by extension) booze; grog
References[edit]
- ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kaûĩ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), 1 edition, São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 225, column 1
Further reading[edit]
- “cauim” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “cauim” in Dicionário Online de Português.
- “cauim” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “cauim” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “cauim” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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- Portuguese terms borrowed from Old Tupi
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Tupi
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ĩ
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- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Brazilian Portuguese
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- pt:Alcoholic beverages