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yerba mate
noun[ U ]
(alsoyerba maté)uk /ˌjɜː.bə ˈmæt.eɪ/ us /ˌjɝː.bə ˈmɑː.teɪ/
a type of tea made from the leaves of a plant grown in South America:
You need to be careful how much you consume of drinks such as yerba mate which contain caffeine.
I've stopped drinking coffee but I can't give up my daily cup of yerba mate.
Synonym
mate
They have started to sell a new bottled energy drink containing yerba mate.
Yerba mate is traditionally prepared in a gourd, nowadays made of metal or ceramic, but originally a hollowed-out squash.
If you visit Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, or Paraguay, you can be sure to be offered yerba mate at some time.
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