chimarrão

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃi.maˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ʃi.maˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • (Rio Grande do Sul) IPA(key): /ˌʃi.ma.ˈɦɐ̃w̃/, [ˌʃi.ma.ˈɦə̃ʊ̃]
  • Hyphenation: chi‧mar‧rão

Noun

chimarrão m (uncountable)

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

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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