caipira

/kajˈpiɾɐ/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os caipiras

Meaning

  1. country bumpkin

    • Ele fala como caipira.

      He speaks like a country person.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

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Spanish

terreno

Close, figuratively — a country bumpkin relates to land, terrain.

Practice

1 What does caipira mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ele fala como ___.

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