erva-mate
Portuguese, noun/ˌɛʁ.vɐˈma.t͡ʃi/
erva-mate is spelled E-R-V-A-M-A-T-E (8 letters). Erva-mate is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “maté (shrub whose leaves are used to produced the beverage maté)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que mate (Ilex paraguariensis)”.
What does erva-mate mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininematé (shrub whose leaves are used to produced the beverage maté)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que mate (Ilex paraguariensis) 2. espécie de farinha feita com as folhas torradas dessa planta, com a qual se faz chimarrão
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of erva-mate
- ervas-mate plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erva-mate?
- Brazil /ˌɛʁ.vɐˈma.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [ˌɛɦ.vɐˈma.t͡ʃi]
- /ˌɛɾ.vɐˈma.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.