cachaca

plural cachacas

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of cachaça.

   Though Rhumba has a fine selection of wines, including many by the glass, a good before-dinner bet is Brazil's classic cocktail, the caipirinha, made from a special rumlike drink called cachaca with sugar and sliced limes ($5).

   1997 March 7, Don Rose, “Restaurant Tours: Rio rules at Rhumba”, in Chicago Reader

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   Pepe's Food & Liquor (2333 N. Western, 773-278-8756) appears to be your standard neighborhood liquor and sundries store, but it also carries a small stock of Brazilian goods, most importantly two kinds of cachaca, the rumlike sugarcane liquor critical to caipirinhas and batidas.

   2007 March 9, Mike Sula, “Diversify Your Larder”, in Chicago Reader