caipira

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi kopira.[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kajˈpi.ɾɐ/ [kaɪ̯ˈpi.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kajˈpi.ɾa/ [kaɪ̯ˈpi.ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kajˈpi.ɾɐ/

Audio (BR) (file)
Hyphenation: cai‧pi‧ra

Noun

caipira m or f by sense (plural caipiras)

(Brazil) a hillbilly, yokel, rustic
Synonyms: jeca, jacu

Adjective

caipira m or f (plural caipiras)

rustic, hillbilly, provincial
Synonyms: interiorano, jacu, jeca

Derived terms

References

Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013

Further reading

“caipira” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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