maté

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mate" and mate

English
Maté

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mate, from Quechua mati.

Noun

maté (countable and uncountable, plural matés)

  1. (countable) An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.
  2. (uncountable) A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.
  3. (countable) A cup of this drink.

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Asturian

Verb

maté

  1. first-person singular indefinite preterite indicative of matar

French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish mate, from Quechua mati.

Noun

maté m (plural matés)

  1. maté

Etymology 2

Verb

maté m (feminine singular matée, masculine plural matés, feminine plural matées)

  1. past participle of mater

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Spanish

Verb

maté

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of matar.
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