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- Portuguese · borrowed fromcaxiri
- Kari'na · borrowed fromkasiri
- English todaycaxiri
Borrowed from Kari'na kasiri, both directly and by way of intermediaries such as Portuguese caxiri.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
caxiri
Today it means: An intoxicating alcoholic drink prepared from manioc (cassava), consumed in some South American Indian cultures, especially in Suriname and Guyana. Full definition →
Kari'na kasiri ← Portuguese caxiri