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maté
- /ˈmæteɪ/ UK, US
- /ˈmɑteɪ/ UK, US
Rhymes with -æteɪ, -ɑːteɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish mate, from Quechua mati.
Here, as well as in the matë variant, the unetymologically accented e serves the purpose in English of marking that vowel as pronounced, as in latte, rather than silent as in mate.
noun matés · mate · matë
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An evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.
Similar: yerba mate, yerba
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A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.
We spent a month in Buenos Aires drinking nothing but maté and Fernet with soda.
Similar: maté tea
- A cup of this drink.
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The container used to prepare this drink, traditionally a small calabash.
The maté is then filled with yerva, after the bombilla has been placed in position.
Similar: gourd
Translations
Every language
noun shrub that produces the beverage maté
| Español | yerba mate, yerba |
|---|---|
| Português | erva-mate |
| Deutsch | Matestrauch |
| Русский | па́дуб парагва́йский pádub paragvájskij, парагва́йский чай paragvájskij čaj, ма́те mátɛ |
| العربية | مَتَّة matta |
Talk about this word "maté." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mat%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. maté. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mat%C3%A9 "maté." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mat%C3%A9.Cite this
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