See Also: MATE(law)
first mate(dictionary)
mate(encyclopedia)
sui-mate(dictionary)
mate(dictionary)
mate(5)(dictionary)
mate(4)(dictionary)
mate(3)(dictionary)
mate(2)(dictionary)
mate(1)(dictionary)

mate (iou)



mate noun. E18.
[Spanish mate from Quechua mati.]
A gourd, calabash, etc., in which the leaves of the shrub mate are infused. Also mate-cup. E18.
(An infusion of) the leaves of a S. American shrub, Ilex paraguariensis (family Aquifoliaceae); the shrub itself. Also more fully YERBA mate. M18.