yerba mate
See also: yerba maté
English
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editEtymology
editFrom South American Spanish yerba mate (literally “maté herb”).[1][2][3]
Noun
edityerba mate (plural yerba mates)
- Ilex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté.
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
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Spanish yerba mate.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edityerba 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
editPronunciation
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- Syllabification: yer‧ba ma‧te
Noun
edityerba 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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