rabo de galo

See also: rabo-de-galo

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of English cocktail.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.bu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.lu/ [ˈha.bu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.lu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.bu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.lu/ [ˈχa.bu d͡ʒi ˈɡa.lu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.bo de ˈɡa.lo/ [ˈha.bo de ˈɡa.lo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.bu dɨ ˈɡa.lu/ [ˈʁa.βu ðɨ ˈɣa.lu]

Noun

rabo de galo m (plural rabos de galo)

(Brazil, colloquial) a Brazilian cocktail made of cachaça and vermouth
Synonym: traçado
(Brazil, rare) cocktail (mixture of alcoholic beverages)
Synonym: coquetel

Usage notes

Although rare, the term is sometimes used as a translation of cocktail, thus alluding to any mix of alcoholic beverages and not only to the cachaça and vermouth mixture.

Further reading

Cocktails with cachaça on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“rabo de galo” in Dicionário inFormal.

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