caipiriña

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese caipirinha (“little hillbilly”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaipiˈɾiɲa/ [kai̯.piˈɾi.ɲa]
Rhymes: -iɲa
Syllabification: cai‧pi‧ri‧ña

Noun

caipiriña f (plural caipiriñas)

caipirinha

Further reading

“caipiriña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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