yerba
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of yerba
from Spanish yerba maté herb maté
Example Sentences
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Actress Zoe Saldaña discusses why she turned to weightlifting, how she prepares for intense roles and her dedication to yerba mate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
We also passed dense stands of thick-leaved yerba santa, California buckwheat, sugar bush and chilicothe vines and we were treated to the squawks of California scrub jays and a red-tail hawk flying overhead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Over yerba mate and torta fritas, his mother, Ederlinda Miguelina Yelón, passed along the knowledge she had stored in Chaná, a throaty language spoken by barely moving the lips or tongue.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
By 6 p.m., hundreds of people, mostly 20-somethings, were milling among the racks and drinking free cans of yerba mate.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
It is like la yerba del manso, a cure for everything.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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