chimarrão
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