chimarrão
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish mate cimarrón (“unsweetened mate”, literally “feral mate”); see cimarrón for more.
Pronunciation
edit
- (Rio Grande do Sul) IPA(key): /ˌʃi.ma.ˈɦɐ̃w̃/ [ˌʃi.ma.ˈɦə̃ʊ̃]
- Hyphenation: chi‧mar‧rão
Noun
editchimarrão m (uncountable)
Usage notes
editThis 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