yerba mate

See also: yerba maté

English

Alternative forms

• yerba maté

Noun

yerba mate (plural yerba mates)

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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˌʝeɾbaˈmate/ [ˌɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞aˈma.t̪e]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌʝeɾbaˈmate/ [ˌɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞aˈma.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌʃeɾbaˈmate/ [ˌʃeɾ.β̞aˈma.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌʒeɾbaˈmate/ [ˌʒeɾ.β̞aˈma.t̪e]

Noun

yerba mate f (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• mate