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caxiri

caxiri noun: an intoxicating alcoholic drink prepared from manioc (cassava), consumed in some South American Indian cultures, especially in Suriname and Guyana.

Noun

caxiri (uncountable)

  1. An intoxicating alcoholic drink prepared from manioc (cassava), consumed in some South American Indian cultures, especially in Suriname and Guyana.

Forms of caxiri

alternative formkasiri
alternative formcassiri
alternative formcachiri
alternative formcasiri
alternative formkaschiri

Origin of caxiri

Borrowed from Kari'na kasiri, both directly and by way of intermediaries such as Portuguese caxiri.

Questions about caxiri

What does caxiri mean?
Caxiri means an intoxicating alcoholic drink prepared from manioc (cassava), consumed in some South American Indian cultures, especially in Suriname and Guyana.
What part of speech is caxiri?
Caxiri is a noun.

Words near caxiri in the dictionary

  1. Cawthornes
  2. Cawthorns
  3. Cawton
  4. CAX
  5. Caxcan
  6. caxiri
  7. caxirola
  8. caxirolas
  9. caxixi
  10. caxixis
  11. caxon

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