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mate

/ˈmate/

adjective/ˈmate/

matte (not reflective of light)

Borrowed from French mat, mate.

noun, masculine/ˈmate/plural: mates

mate, checkmate; a hand gesture; a feint; something feigned; a simulation; a gesture that hints something

Siempre me dan gracia sus mates.I always find his hand gestures funny.

Synonyms: jaque mate, ademán

From jaque mate (“checkmate”), from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] dead”).

noun, masculine/ˈmate/plural: mates

maté (the drink prepared from yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis)); a hollow gourd or cup in which maté is traditionally served; Ilex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté; head (top part of the body)

Synonyms: porongo, yerba mate, hierba mate, cabeza

Borrowed from Quechua mati.

adjective/ˈmate/

tan, tanned (skin colour)

Synonyms: bronceado, tostado

Possibly from mate in the sense of "dull" or "not reflective of light."

noun, feminine/ˈmate/plural: mates

math / maths

Synonyms: mates

Clipping of matemática.

noun, masculine/ˈmate/plural: mates

dunk, slam dunk (the act of dunking: put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power)

Synonyms: clavada, volcada, retacada, hundida, donqueo

Deverbal from matar (“kill”).