yerba maté: see maté maté , yerba maté , or Paraguay tea, evergreen tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of the family Aquifoliaceae (holly family).
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Stimulating tealike beverage, popular in many South American countries, brewed from the dried leaves of an evergreen shrub or tree (Ilex paraguariensis) related to holly. It contains caffeine and tannin but is less astringent than tea. To brew maté, the dried leaves (yerba) are placed in dried hollow gourds (matés or culhas) decorated with silver and covered with boiling water and steeped. The tea is sucked from the gourd with a tube, often made of silver, with a strainer at one end to catch leaf particles. Though usually served plain, maté is sometimes flavored with milk, sugar, or lemon juice.
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maté
or yerba maté)
Silver vessel for the preparation and serving of maté; in a private collection.
(credit: Librairie Larousse)
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