chimia

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Chimia

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Alternative forms

• chimíer, schmier

Etymology

From German schmieren (“to smear, to butter bread”), cognate of English smear.

Noun

chimia f (usually uncountable)

1. (Dialectal, South Brazil) jam (bread spread)
2. A specific type of jam made in South Brazil with the juice and pulp of fruits (as opposed to geléia, made only with the juice).

Synonyms

• (1) geléia, doce