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

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

“Yerba mate gives us harmony and strength,” said Isabelino Mendez, an Indigenous village chief in Misiones.

From Seattle Times

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

One day this summer, the internet personality Adin Ross switched on his camera and started broadcasting himself live to thousands of fans, sipping a Yerba Mate drink and nodding along to Lil Uzi.

From New York Times