yerba mate

See also: yerba maté

English

Alternative forms

Noun

yerba mate (plural yerba mates)

  1. Ilex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté.

Translations
Translations

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish yerba mate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛr.ba ˈma.tɛ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɛ

Noun

yerba mate f (indeclinable)

  1. maté, yerba mate (shrub that produces the beverage maté)
    Synonym: mate
  2. maté, yerba mate (beverage maté)
    Synonym: mate

Further reading
  • yerba mate in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • yerba mate in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌʝeɾba ˈmate/ [ˌɟ͡ʝeɾ.β̞a ˈma.t̪e]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌʃeɾba ˈmate/ [ˌʃeɾ.β̞a ˈma.t̪e]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌʒeɾba ˈmate/ [ˌʒeɾ.β̞a ˈma.t̪e]

  • Syllabification: yer‧ba ma‧te

Noun

yerba mate f (uncountable)

  1. Ilex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté
    Synonyms: mate, hierba mate

Further reading
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