Where does “chimarrear” come from?

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

chimarrear (Portuguese): to drink hot maté

Definitions

  1. to drink hot maté

Ancestry of “chimarrear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesechimarrãomaté
2Spanishcimarrónferal; rural; campestral; of a wild cultivar
3Taínosimaranwild
Every word from Taíno simaran →Every word from Spanish cimarrón →Every word from Portuguese chimarrão →
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