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ma⋅té
[mah-tey, mat-ey, mah-tey] 
–noun
| 1. | a tealike South American beverage made from the dried leaves of an evergreen tree. |
| 2. | a South American tree, Ilex paraguariensis, that is the source of this beverage. |
| 3. | the dried leaves of this tree. |
Also, mate.
Also called Paraguay tea, yerba maté.
Origin:
1710–20; < AmerSp mate, orig. the vessel in which the herb is steeped < Quechua mati
1710–20; < AmerSp mate, orig. the vessel in which the herb is steeped < Quechua mati
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| ma·té (mä'tā, mä-tě') n.
[American Spanish, from Quechua mate, hollow gourd used as a bowl or container for brewing yerba maté.] |
| Paraguay tea n. See maté. |
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Paraguay tea
Pa`ra*guay" tea"\ See Mate, the leaf of the Brazilian holly.
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