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yerba mate - 4 dictionary results

yer⋅ba ma⋅té

[yair-buh mah-tey, mat-ey, mah-tey, yur-buh; Sp. yer-bah mah-te]
–noun
maté.

Origin:
< Amer Sp: lit., maté herb

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.


Origin:
1710–20; < AmerSp mate, orig. the vessel in which the herb is steeped < Quechua mati
ma·té   (mä'tā, mä-tě')   
n.  
  1. A South American evergreen tree (Ilex paraguariensis) widely cultivated for its leaves, which are used to prepare a tealike beverage.
  2. A tealike beverage, popular in South America, made from the dried leaves of this plant. Also called Paraguay tea, yerba maté.

[American Spanish, from Quechua mate, hollow gourd used as a bowl or container for brewing yerba maté.]
yerba ma·té   (mä'tā, mä-tā')   
n.  See maté.

[American Spanish yerba mate : yerba, herb + mate, maté.]
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