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In Portuguese it's the imperative of "to kill." But I suspect the *origin of the word is Tupi-Guarani.
Dr. Bill, Flatlander did such a good job of replying that I have nothing more to add, except maybe that it is also, as you noted, popular in (the south of) Brazil. And I don't think it has much to do with the green tea most of us know.
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