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yerba

/ ˈjɛəbə; ˈjɜːbə /

noun

  1. See maté
    another name for maté


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Word History and Origins

Origin of yerba1

from Spanish yerba maté herb maté

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Example Sentences

The little village of Yerba Buena has now grown to be the largest city on the Pacific coast and one that is known the world over.

Five years afterward this village of Yerba Buena contained about fifty people and a dozen houses.

Paraguay sold 60,000 mules to Per every year, and sent 2000 tons of "yerba" to Chile.

Yerba Buena awoke to the sunrise of July 8, 1846, with a spirit of festive anticipation and a certain relief.

Estos mascan cierta yerba, y con el zumo rocian las soldados estando para dar batalla.

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