yerba

British  

/ ˈjɜːbə, ˈjɛəbə /

noun

1. another name for maté

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Etymology

Origin of yerba

from Spanish yerba maté herb maté

Example Sentences

Finally, ian kicks off his sneakers, sits cross-legged on an office chair, cracks a can of yerba mate and presses play.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Amber Parucha, a marketing specialist at local beverage company Yerbana, was tasked with creating a series of free public wellness events to promote their yerba mate tea blend.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2023

According to Future Market Insights, global yerba mate sales will total $2.18 billion in 2023, and in the next decade, demand for the elixir will rise by 5.7 percent.

From National Geographic • Jun. 7, 2023

The canyon is home to many native plants used by the Chumash and other Indigenous peoples, including white sage, coastal sagebrush, yerba santa, matilija poppy and California bay laurel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2022

Of all the plants we gathered none was endowed with so much magic as the yerba del manso.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya