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

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

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

Asked what he required at our hands the beggar replied that he wanted yerba mate, sugar, bread, and some hard biscuits, also cut tobacco and paper for cigarettes and some leaf tobacco for cigars.

From Far Away and Long Ago by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)