verb/mateˈaɾ/
to drink maté
Etymology tree Quechua matibor. Spanish mate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish matear From mate (“maté”) + -ear.