caiçara

See also: Caiçara

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Tupi [Term?].

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kajˈsa.ɾɐ/ [kaɪ̯ˈsa.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kajˈsa.ɾɐ/ [kaɪ̯ˈsa.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kajˈsa.ɾa/ [kaɪ̯ˈsa.ɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kajˈsa.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: cai‧ça‧ra

Noun

caiçara f (plural caiçaras)

1. deadwood
2. fence (made of dead branches etc)

Noun

caiçara m or f by sense (plural caiçaras)

1. hillbilly
2. tramp
3. (Brazil, informal) a rustic person of the seacoast, who usually lives from fishing