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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; < American Spanish mate, orig. the vessel in which the herb is steeped < Quechua mati
1710–20; < American Spanish mate, orig. the vessel in which the herb is steeped < Quechua mati
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Maté
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- But unlike the other slugs, they mate while suspended from a long thread of slime.
- It dances with springing leaps and fl aps of its mighty wings to win a mate.
- Meanwhile, mothers mate and give birth again, every year.
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