chimarrão

Portuguese

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/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.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.