Some of these words were created for the purpose of deceiving the supervision of the metropolis in the days when cachaça was banned in Brazil; the beverage was competing with the European distillate grappa.
Algumas destas palavras foram criadas com o intuito de enganar a supervisão da metrópole, na altura em que a cachaça foi banida no Brasil. A bebida competia com a grapa, destilada na Europa.