yerba mate
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See also: yerba maté
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From South American Spanish yerba mate (literally “maté herb”).[1][2][3]
Noun[edit]
yerba mate (plural yerba mates)
- Ilex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté.
Translations[edit]
Translations
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References[edit]
- ^ “yerba maté”, in Collins English Dictionary.: “‹ Amer Sp: lit., maté herb”
- ^ “yerba mate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.: “from South American Spanish: yerba “herb” + mate3”
- ^ “yerba maté”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.: “American Spanish yerba mate, from yerba herb + mate maté”
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish yerba mate.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
yerba mate f (indeclinable)
- maté, yerba mate (shrub that produces the beverage maté)
- Synonym: mate
- maté, yerba mate (beverage maté)
- Synonym: mate
Further reading[edit]
- yerba mate in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- yerba mate in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Syllabification: yer‧ba ma‧te
Noun[edit]
yerba mate f (uncountable)
- Ilex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté
- Synonyms: mate, hierba mate
Further reading[edit]
- “yerba mate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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