chimarrão
Portuguese
chimarrão
Etymology
From Spanish mate cimarrón (“unsweetened mate”, literally “feral mate”); see cimarrón for more.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃi.maˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ʃi.maˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃi.maˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ʃi.maˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃi.mɐˈʁɐ̃w̃/
- (Gaúcho) IPA(key): /ˌʃi.ma.ˈɦɐ̃w̃/ [ˌʃi.ma.ˈɦə̃ʊ̃]
- Hyphenation: chi‧mar‧rão
Noun
chimarrão m (uncountable)
- (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.
Further reading
chimarrão on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt