yerba mate

See also: yerba maté

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From South American Spanish yerba mate (literally “maté herb”).[1][2][3]

Noun

yerba mate (plural yerba mates)

  1. Ilex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté.

Translations

Translations

See also

References

  1. ^ “yerba maté”, in Collins English Dictionary: “‹ Amer Sp: lit., maté herb”
  2. ^ “yerba mate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present: “from South American Spanish: yerba “herb” + mate3”
  3. ^ “yerba maté”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present: “American Spanish yerba mate, from yerba herb + mate maté”

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish yerba mate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛr.ba ˈma.tɛ/
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  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Noun

yerba mate f (indeclinable)

  1. maté, yerba mate (shrub that produces the beverage maté)
    Synonym: mate
  2. maté, yerba mate (beverage maté)
    Synonym: mate

Further reading

  • yerba mate in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • yerba mate in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌʝeɾba ˈmate/ [ˌɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a ˈma.t̪e] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˌʃeɾba ˈmate/ [ˌʃeɾ.β̞a ˈma.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌʒeɾba ˈmate/ [ˌʒeɾ.β̞a ˈma.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: yer‧ba ma‧te

Noun

yerba mate f (uncountable)

  1. Ilex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté
    Synonyms: mate, hierba mate

Further reading

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