caipira

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly from Old Tupi kopira (“farmer”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -iɾɐ 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 (of a chicken) free-range === Derived terms === caipiragem caipirinha === References === === Further reading === “caipira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “caipira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026