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yerba

British  
/ ˈjɜːbə, ˈjɛəbə /

noun

  1. another name for maté

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of yerba

from Spanish yerba maté herb maté

Example Sentences

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Finally, ian kicks off his sneakers, sits cross-legged on an office chair, cracks a can of yerba mate and presses play.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Amber Parucha, a marketing specialist at local beverage company Yerbana, was tasked with creating a series of free public wellness events to promote their yerba mate tea blend.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2023

According to Future Market Insights, global yerba mate sales will total $2.18 billion in 2023, and in the next decade, demand for the elixir will rise by 5.7 percent.

From National Geographic • Jun. 7, 2023

He took a slug from a can of yerba mate.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2021

Every Saturday night, her apartment filled with the heavenly smells of saffron, yerba buena, cilantro, and perejil.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya