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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

माते चाय

Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mate chay

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mate/meɪt/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #850 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"दक्षिण अमेरिका में लोग माते चाय बहुत पसंद करते हैं।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A traditional South American caffeinated beverage prepared by steeping dried leaves of yerba mate in hot water.

    "He prepared a warm gourd of chimarrão to share with his friends in the afternoon."
  2. 2

    The evergreen shrub or tree (Ilex paraguariensis) whose leaves are used to make this traditional infusion.

    "The mate plant thrives in the subtropical regions of South America."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch 'gimāte' meaning companion or partner, related to 'gemǣta' in Old English meaning 'one who shares a mess or food'. Over centuries, the meaning broadened from a shipmate or work companion to a general term for a friend and biological partner.

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