chimarrão

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Portuguese

chimarrão

Etymology

From Spanish mate cimarrón (unsweetened mate, literally feral mate); see cimarrón for more.

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

chimarrão m (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil) maté (hot drink made from the Ilex paraguarensis plant)
    Synonyms: mate, chima, chá-mate

Usage notes

This term is employed as a xenism in other languages to refer to a type or types of mate typical for South Brazil, milled more finely than the other types and not deposited to mature, hence of greener appearance.

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