cauim

Portuguese

Alternative forms

cauí

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi kaûĩ.[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kawˈĩ/ [kaʊ̯ˈĩ], /kaˈwĩ/

Rhymes: -ĩ
Hyphenation: cau‧im

Noun

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

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “kaûĩ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 225, column 1

Further reading

“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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