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What does mate mean in Portuguese?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Mate has two meanings:

1- As a verb, it is "to kill". Mate ele!: Kill him!

2- As a noun, it is a kind of cold tea.

1- As a verb its a conjugation of the verb "matar" meaing "to kill" as in "Mate-o!" wich means "kill him!" in formal portuguese (or "Mate ele!" in informal Brazilian chat).

2- As a noun it can be a kind of cold tea, also it can be used as a short term for "erva-mate" the herb from wich mate and chimarrão ( a local drink from Rio Grande do Sul state ) are made of. In Chess t can be used as a short term for chequemate (checkmate).

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13y ago

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