cachaça

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

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Examples

“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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