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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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Warm drinks Americano arabica Assam babyccino bed-tea congou crema cuppa Darjeeling decaf Irish coffee jasmine tea joe KeepCup lapsang souchong Rosie Lee sencha single-shot stewed tea |