cauim

plural cauims

1. uncommonuncountableusuallyAn alcoholic beverage of Tupian origin, made by the fermentation of manioc, cashews, or maize.

   "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.:

   2017 March 14, Priscilla J. Krahn, Mission of a Lifetime, Ambassador International, →ISBN

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   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[…]

   2014 August 21, Ramesh C. Ray, Montet Didier, Microorganisms and Fermentation of Traditional Foods, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 324