Posted by Els on 09/05/05 23:29

WD10 wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 12:08:42 +0200, Els wrote:
>> WD10 wrote:
>>
>>>>> A beach, a hammock, and a cavaquinho... :S
>>>>
>>>> No no, that should be uma praia bonita, uma rede debaixo de um arvore,
>>>> um cavaquinho e uma pinga ;-)
>>>
>>> :) What is a pinga? I'm trying to learn Português but can't really speak...
>>
>> A pinga is a strong alcoholic drink made out of sugarcane iirc. Most
>> Brazilians drink it with sugar and lemon. A lot of shops sell it
>> really cheap, but I'm guessing that's the home made variety :-)
>
> Cachaça? I never knew it was called pinga also. A capirinha would work
> nicely :)

That's a caipirinha ;-)
But yes, cachaça is the same as pinga. Mix it with sugar and lemon and
that's your caipirinha.

(I had forgotten about the word cachaça - last time I had it, was
almost 8 years ago :\ )

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