yerba mate

American  

[yair-buh mah-tey, mat-ey, yur-buh] / ˈyɛər bə ˈmɑ teɪ, ˈmæt eɪ, ˈyɜr bə /

noun

1. a variant form of mate.

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Etymology

Origin of yerba mate

First recorded in 1835–40; from South American Spanish: yerba “herb” + mate ³

Example Sentences

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

Martínez said she enjoyed trying Argentine specialties including empanadas and yerba mate and also came away with a deep fascination for Wilson’s phalaropes.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 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

The virtues of the chaat are equally to be appreciated with those of the yerba mate, recently introduced into England from Brazil and Paraguay.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis