Meaning of cachaça | Babel Free

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A type of Brazilian white rum made of sugar cane juice, used as one of the ingredients of a caipirinha.

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“A line of ants heads across the table, detouring around the bottle of cachaça that is now empty.”

“Neat cachaça put fire in your belly and stilled the pangs of hunger.”

“Pepe's Food & Liquor (2333 N. Western, 773-278-8756) appears to be your standard neighborhood liquor and sundries store, but it also carries a small stock of Brazilian goods, most importantly two kinds of cachaca, the rumlike sugarcane liquor critical to caipirinhas and batidas.”

“Though Rhumba has a fine selection of wines, including many by the glass, a good before-dinner bet is Brazil's classic cocktail, the caipirinha, made from a special rumlike drink called cachaca with sugar and sliced limes ($5).”

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