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matë

matë is the alternative spelling of maté.

Meaning of maté

Noun

maté (countable and uncountable, plural matés)

  1. (countable) An evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.
    Synonyms:
    yerba mate, yerba
  2. (uncountable) A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.
    • We spent a month in Buenos Aires drinking nothing but maté and Fernet with soda.
    Synonyms:
    maté tea
  3. (countable) A cup of this drink.
  4. (countable, uncommon) The container used to prepare this drink, traditionally a small calabash.
    • The maté is then filled with yerva, after the bombilla has been placed in position.1856 July–October, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, volume IV, A. and C. Black, page 194
    Synonyms:
    gourd

Forms of matë

pluralmatës

Origin of matë

See the second line of maté's etymology.

Questions about matë

What is matë the alternative spelling of?
Matë is the alternative spelling of maté.

Words near matë in the dictionary

  1. Matzu
  2. maté
  3. matériel
  4. matériels
  5. matés
  6. matë
  7. MAU
  8. Mau Mau
  9. mau-mau
  10. mau-maued
  11. mau-mauer

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