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MATE

A traditional hot infusion from Argentina made by steeping the dried leaves of the yerba mate plant in hot water (it is a central part of social life, typically shared among friends using a hollowed gourd and a metal straw called a bombilla).

It is a hot drink from our country, unique in the world, prepared with yerba mate, sugar, and water (sugar depends on each person's taste), where you can also swap the water for milk to make a MATE de leche.

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Argentinaby MiwueWord of the day · January 2, 2017

MATE

A slang term for the head. (The name refers to the round gourd used for the traditional herbal infusion).

- Hey, they call you a traditional breakfast. - Why? - Because you are all MATE. (A traditional Argentine breakfast often consists solely of drinking the herbal infusion).

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Argentinaby DiegoEFE

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