noun, feminine/kaipiˈɾiɲa/plural: caipiriñas
caipirinha
Etymology tree Portuguese caipira Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Old Galician-Portuguese -ỹo Portuguese -inho Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Latin -am Old Galician-Portuguese -a Portuguese -a Portuguese -inha Portuguese caipirinhabor. Spanish caipiriña Borrowed from Portuguese caipirinha (“little hillbilly”).