matte (not reflective of light)
Borrowed from French mat, mate.
/ˈmate/
matte (not reflective of light)
Borrowed from French mat, mate.
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”).
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.
tan, tanned (skin colour)
Synonyms: bronceado, tostado
Possibly from mate in the sense of "dull" or "not reflective of light."
math / maths
Synonyms: mates
Clipping of matemática.
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”).