cachaca

or ca·cha·ça

[ kuh-shah-suh ]

noun

1. a Brazilian white rum made from sugarcane.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cachaca¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from Brazilian Portuguese cachaça, of unknown ultimate origin

Example Sentences

One, Cachaca, closed in mid-March, partly because of rising rents.

From The Daily Beast

They were fast filling up on piraty cachaca, a fiery rumlike liquid made from sugar cane.

From Project Gutenberg

A couple of hours before sundown, the old fellow looked in at the inn for his usual glass of cachaca.

From Project Gutenberg