transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
or ma·te ˈmä-ˌtā
Etymology: French & American Spanish; French maté, from American Spanish mate maté, vessel for drinking it, from Quechua mati vessel
Date: 1758
1. : a tealike beverage drunk especially in South America
2. : a South American shrub or tree ( Ilex paraguariensis ) of the holly family whose leaves and shoots are used in making maté ; also : these leaves and shoots