chimarrão
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish mate cimarrón (“unsweetened mate”, literally “feral mate”); see cimarrón for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chimarrão m (uncountable)
Usage notes[edit]
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.
Further reading[edit]
- chimarrão on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt