Where does “chimarrão” come from?

chimarrão (Portuguese) comes from Spanish cimarrón, from Taíno simaran — wild.

chimarrão (Portuguese): maté

Definitions

  1. maté

Ancestry of “chimarrão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcimarrónferal; rural; campestral; of a wild cultivar
2Taínosimaranwild

Words derived from “chimarrão”

Every word from Taíno simaran →Every word from Spanish cimarrón →
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