单词 | maté |
释义 | matén.3 1. A vessel, usually a gourd or calabash, in which maté leaves (sense 3) are infused. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > preparation of tea > utensils tea-kettle1705 tea-pot1705 maté1717 kitchen1721 tea-kitchen1770 urn1781 tea-urn1786 quart pot1806 tea-maker1814 sukey1823 samovar1830 billy1839 tea-boiler1839 billy-can1885 tea infuser1889 tea-can1890 tea-billy1894 tea ball1895 dixie1900 caddy-spoon1927 drum1931 Teasmade1938 tea machine1963 1717 tr. A. F. Frézier Voy. South-Sea 252 They put the Herb [of Paraguay] into a Cup, or Bowl, made of a Calabash, or Gourd, tipp'd with Silver, which they call Mate. 1826 F. B. Head Rough Notes Pampas 87 He used to get it for me..in a little maté cup, which did not hold more than an egg-shell. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 135/1 It [sc. the Maté] is drunk out of a vessel called maté. 1972 Buenos Aires Herald 4 Feb. 6/3 (advt.) One block from U.S. embassy: Argentine souvenirs... Lazos, boleadoras, silver spoons. Mates, leather goods. 2. A bitter infusion made from maté leaves, drunk as a stimulant for its high caffeine content. Also called Paraguay tea. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > infused leaves, flowers, or fruit > [noun] > maté Paraguay1728 Paraguay tea1737 maté1758 yerba1818 yerba-maté1839 1758 J. Adams tr. A. de Ulloa Voy. S.-Amer. I. v. v. 284 Another common liquor in this country [sc. Quito] is the mate, which answers to tea in the East Indies. 1759 Ann. Reg. 1758 363/1 The pure leaf, the infusion of which is called mate. 1824 B. Hall Extracts Jrnl. Coasts Chili, Peru, & Mexico I. i. 20 The celebrated Paraguy tea, called Mattee. 1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. 293 Caffeine..forms an ingredient in three substances, namely, tea, coffee, and a third substance of less importance, maté (or Paraguay tea, obtained from the Ilex Paraguayensis). 1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 627/2 Maté acts as a restorative after great fatigue in the same manner as tea. 1901 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Feb. 301/1 The major part of the estancieros (farmers) are great meat eaters and enormous consumers of maté or Paraguayan tea. 1921 Chambers's Jrnl. June 382/1 Maté circulates in a small gourd-shaped vessel. 1991 M. Kenyon Kleinberg iii. xxvi. 163 Over morning tea—goldenseal and maté—she decides the weekend is a write-off. 3. A South American shrub, Ilex paraguariensis, of the holly family (also called yerba-maté (see yerba n.)); the leaves of this shrub, esp. as prepared for infusion. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > tea-plant > [noun] > types of herb of Paraguay1672 Indian tea1709 Algerian tea1728 Appalachian tea1728 Arabian tea1728 Canary tea1728 golden rod tea1728 Malay tea1728 Paraguay1728 South Sea tea1728 monarda1752 Oswego tea1752 Paraguay tea1760 Labrador tea1767 maté1768 marsh rosemary1777 blue mountain tea1785 alstonia1806 Ceylon tea1814 Canada tea1817 yerba-maté1818 honey bush1840 Wild Bergamot1843 Hottentot tea1850 kaffir tea1850 khat1858 Brazil tea1866 Mexican tea1866 St. Helena tea1875 rooibos1915 redbush1946 Hudson's Bay tea1948 bergamot1958 1768 J. Byron Narr. Patagonia 193 Matte, a herb from Paraguay. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. II. Note ci. 518 From the trade of Mathè, or herb of Paraguay. 1818 T. Bland S. Amer. in Amer. St. Papers, For. Relat. (1834) IV. 279 The young shoots and leaves of the matte, it would seem, have received the name of yerba. 1859 All Year Round 3 Dec. 127 Cultivate the mati. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 618/2 The drinking tube is then inserted, and boiling water poured on the Maté. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educ. iii. 186 Paraguay Tea, or Maté... A small shrub with oval, wedge-form..smooth leaves. 1991 Amer. Hort. Nov. 6/3 Among these [herbs] are allspice, angelica, basil,..maté, [etc.]. Compounds C1. a. General attributive. maté-cup n. ΚΠ 1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 9/1 Specimens of Maté or Paraguay Tea, with Maté Cup. maté gourd n. ΚΠ 1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 293 A maté gourd in a silver stand, with a silver bombilla, is shown. maté leaf n. ΚΠ 1855 J. F. W. Johnston Chem. Common Life I. vii. 187 The chemistry of the maté leaf is but imperfectly understood. 1979 P. Theroux Old Patagonian Express (1980) xxii. 417 He had packed maté leaves (they are from an evergreen tree, the Ilex) into a small cup and inserted a silver straw. maté pipe n. ΚΠ 1958 G. Durrell Encounters with Animals iv. 182 Maria brought the maté, and the little pot was handed round the circle, while we each in turn took sips from the slender silver maté pipe. maté-pot n. ΚΠ 1879 J. Beerbohm Wanderings in Patagonia iii. 30 The tobacco-pipe and the maté-pot went round the circle without any intermission. maté wood n. ΚΠ 1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 627/1 A yerbal or maté wood. b. Objective. maté-drinking n. ΚΠ 1918 W. H. Hudson Far Away & Long Ago xii. 175 Sitting out of doors at the everlasting maté-drinking. C2. maté mangosteen n. an Indian tree, Garcinia indica (family Clusiaceae ( Guttiferae)), with a purple plumlike fruit which is the source of kokum butter. ΚΠ 1832 W. Roxburgh et al. Flora Indica (new ed.) II. 625 G[arcinia] purpurea... Of this evidently very distinct species I have only specimens with leaves and the ripe fruit sent by Dr. Berry, under the name Mate mangostan. 1858 H. Drury Useful Plants India 230 Garcinia purpurea (Roxb.)... Mate Mangosteen, Eng. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.31717 |
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