noun (3) ma· té ˈmä-ˌtā. variants or mate. 1. : a tealike beverage drunk especially in South America. 2. : a South American shrub or tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of the holly family whose leaves and shoots are used in making maté. also : these leaves and shoots. More @Wikipedia
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