[mah-tey, mat-ey, mah-tey] 
| 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. |
| 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. |