Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition:
Main Entry:
cai·pi·ri·nhaFunction: noun
Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese, from caipira backwoodsman, rustic
Date: 1973
: a cocktail consisting of lime, sugar, and rum
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-cac...That same cheap and plentiful ingredient goes into cachaça (kah-SHAH-sah), the rum-like spirit of the country. It's what gives a unique kick to the
caipirinha, the national cocktail, which ranks as Brazil's coolest export since the bossa nova and the bikini wax.
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/21/food/...The backbone of a
caipirinha is cachaca, a Brazilian rum made from freshly pressed sugar cane juice that's typically light and fruity.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,859...I was sitting on the beach and having a
caipirinha, and I said, 'We could do this.'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2000/j..."A very famous model held a party here and
caipirinha was the only drink served," says a barman at Soho hangout Circus.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,6...Katarina Witt drains her second large
caipirinha - a deceptively sweet-tasting cocktail of sugar-cane rum and lime-juice - and starts to regale me with another indiscreet anecdote: [...]
Duden, Das Große Fremdwörterbuch:
Caipirinha der [...] u.
die [port.] Mixgetränk aus Zitronensaft, Rum u. Eis
http://www.faz.net/artikel/C30176/cachaca-das...Deutschland ist der größte Importeur von
Caipirinhahttp://www.faz.net/artikel/C31019/im-boa-vida...Denn es ist ein Irrglaube, daß eine
Caipirinha mit braunem Zucker hergestellt werden kann.
http://www.faz.net/artikel/C32202/vergnuegung...Mixdrinks kosten einheitlich neun Euro, was für Madrider Nächte moderat ist, doch mein
Caipirinha präsentierte sich eher trostlos
http://www.nzz.ch/2006/02/19/lr/articledkwn6_...Schon sitzen wir mit einem
Caipirinha in der Abenddämmerung am Strand, noch gar nicht wissend, dass wir damit dem Text des Bossa- Nova-Songs «Tarde em Itapuã» folgen
http://www.nzz.ch/2007/06/02/zh/articlef7w9e_...Man wird also in seiner
Caipirinha ausschliesslich frische, fein geschnittene Limonen finden.