yerba
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of yerba
from Spanish yerba maté herb maté
Example Sentences
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He’s a partial owner of the canned yerba mate brand Mateina, but he “loves it without bias.”
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
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
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
Of all the plants we gathered none was endowed with so much magic as the yerba del manso.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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