cachacaEnglishOxford New American Dictionarycachaca /kəˌSHäːkə, , kəˌʃɑːkə, ˈkəˌSHäsə, , ˈkəˌʃɑsə, kəˈSHäkə, kəˈʃɑkə / (also cachaça) ▸ noun a Brazilian white rum made from sugar cane. – ORIGIN mid 19th century: Brazilian Portuguese, from Portuguese cacaça ‘(white) rum’.