Loanword · Portuguese · Food & Drinks
How to Pronounce Cachaça
/kaˈʃa.sɐ/
Brazilian sugarcane spirit, base of caipirinha. Distinct from rum — made from fresh cane juice, not molasses.
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Cachaça
kaˈʃa.sɐ — correct
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How do you pronounce Cachaça?
Cachaça is pronounced /kaˈʃa.sɐ/.
Where does the word Cachaça come from?
Cachaça is a Portuguese loanword — Brazilian sugarcane spirit, base of caipirinha. Distinct from rum — made from fresh cane juice, not molasses..
Is Cachaça pronounced the same in British, American and Australian English?
Cachaça is pronounced the same in all major English dialects.
How is Cachaça different from "cachaca"?
They are the same word — "Cachaça" preserves the original diacritics, "cachaca" is the simplified ASCII spelling. Both are pronounced /kaˈʃa.sɐ/.