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yerba
Spanish · 1500s
"herb, or a cup"
herb, combined with Quechua mati (a cup or gourd), naming both the plant and vessel
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yerba mate
English · 1900s
"a caffeinated South American herbal tea"
adopted directly for the caffeinated South American herbal tea
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