cauim

English

Etymology

    From Brazilian Portuguese cauim, from Old Tupi kaûĩ.

    Noun

    cauim (usually uncountable, plural cauims)

    1. (uncommon) An alcoholic beverage of Tupian origin, made by the fermentation of manioc, cashews, or maize.
      • 2014 August 21, Ramesh C. Ray, Montet Didier, Microorganisms and Fermentation of Traditional Foods, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 324:
        Yakupa is a traditional non-alcoholic cassava beverage produced by indigenous Juruna people, who inhabit the Indigenous Xingu Park in Mato Grosso (Brazil) and it is classified within [the same category as] refreshing cauims. A recently analysis of microbial […]
      • 2017 March 14, Priscilla J. Krahn, Mission of a Lifetime, Ambassador International, →ISBN:
        "Like the clear stuff you drink?" The men's faces didn't change. "Or maybe you don't drink water; maybe you drink cauim all the time.: Their faces didn't change. "Or maybe you don't.:

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    • cauí

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Old Tupi kaûĩ.[1]

      Pronunciation

      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈĩ/ [kaʊ̯ˈĩ]

      • Rhymes: -ĩ
      • Hyphenation: cau‧im

      Noun

      cauim m (usually uncountable, plural cauins) (Brazil)

      1. cauim (alcoholic beverage of Tupian origin, made by the fermentation of cashews, manioc or maize)
      2. (colloquial, by extension) booze; grog
        Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bebida alcoólica

      Descendants

      • → English: cauim

      References

      1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “kaûĩ”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 225, column 1

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