chimarrão
E651379
Chimarrão is a traditional South American drink made by infusing yerba mate leaves in hot water and sharing it socially from a gourd with a metal straw.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| chimarrão canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7259707 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: chimarrão Context triple: [Southern Brazil, hasDrink, chimarrão]
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A.
chimta
Chimta is a traditional South Asian percussion instrument made of metal tongs with jingling discs, commonly used to provide rhythmic accompaniment in folk and devotional music.
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B.
Fumero
Fumero is a Spanish-origin surname most notably associated with American actress Melissa Fumero.
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C.
Tabac
Tabac is a famous high-speed left-hand corner on the Monaco Grand Prix street circuit, located near the harbor and known for its close barriers and precision driving demands.
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D.
Chukchucha
Chukchucha is a village-level settlement located on Car Nicobar Island in the Nicobar district of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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E.
Pimenta de Castro
Pimenta de Castro was a Portuguese military officer and politician who briefly served as prime minister during the turbulent early years of the First Portuguese Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: chimarrão Target entity description: Chimarrão is a traditional South American drink made by infusing yerba mate leaves in hot water and sharing it socially from a gourd with a metal straw.
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A.
chimta
Chimta is a traditional South Asian percussion instrument made of metal tongs with jingling discs, commonly used to provide rhythmic accompaniment in folk and devotional music.
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B.
Fumero
Fumero is a Spanish-origin surname most notably associated with American actress Melissa Fumero.
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C.
Tabac
Tabac is a famous high-speed left-hand corner on the Monaco Grand Prix street circuit, located near the harbor and known for its close barriers and precision driving demands.
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D.
Chukchucha
Chukchucha is a village-level settlement located on Car Nicobar Island in the Nicobar district of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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E.
Pimenta de Castro
Pimenta de Castro was a Portuguese military officer and politician who briefly served as prime minister during the turbulent early years of the First Portuguese Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural practice
ⓘ
hot infusion ⓘ traditional South American drink ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | gaucho culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Rio Grande do Sul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Cone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnPlant | Ilex paraguariensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consumedIn |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consumptionContext |
family settings
ⓘ
social gatherings ⓘ |
| contains |
caffeine
ⓘ
xanthines ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of friendship
ⓘ
symbol of hospitality ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Argentinian-style mate ⓘ |
| drinkingStyle |
passed from person to person
ⓘ
shared socially ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Spanish word mate ⓘ |
| foamCharacteristic | forms green foam on top ⓘ |
| hasMainIngredient | yerba mate leaves ⓘ |
| hasPortugueseName | chimarrão ⓘ |
| isBitter | true ⓘ |
| isHerbalInfusion | true ⓘ |
| isNonAlcoholic | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| oftenConsumedAtTime |
afternoon
ⓘ
morning ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | indigenous traditions of Southern Cone ⓘ |
| preparationStep |
add hot water
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drink through bombilla ⓘ fill gourd with yerba mate ⓘ |
| servedIn | cuia (gourd) ⓘ |
| servedTemperature | hot ⓘ |
| similarTo |
mate
ⓘ
tereré ⓘ |
| typicalColor | green ⓘ |
| typicalWaterTemperature | below boiling ⓘ |
| typicalYerbaCut | fine grind with powder ⓘ |
| usesUtensil |
bombilla
ⓘ
metal straw ⓘ |
| usesVessel | gourd ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: chimarrão Description of subject: Chimarrão is a traditional South American drink made by infusing yerba mate leaves in hot water and sharing it socially from a gourd with a metal straw.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Brazil