yerba

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish yerba. Doublet of herb. === Noun === yerba (usually uncountable, plural yerbas) Ilex paraguariensis, a species of holly native to southern South America; or the dried leaves and twigs of this plant, used to make the caffeine-rich beverage maté. ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Yerba mate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ilex paraguariensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === Bayer, Beary, Earby, Yebra, barye, bayer, beary, beray, by ear == Aragonese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin herba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʝeɾba/ Syllabification: yer‧ba Rhymes: -eɾba === Noun === yerba f (plural yerbas) grass ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “hierba”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish) Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “yerba”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN == Asturian == === Alternative forms === herba (chiefly Eastern) === Etymology === From Latin herba. === Noun === yerba f (plural yerbes) (countable, uncountable) grass (specially that which has been cut) Synonyms: pascu, pación, verde, verdín (uncountable) farmwork ==== Derived terms ==== === References === García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “yerba”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “yerba”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Istriot == === Alternative forms === gièrba === Etymology === From Latin herba. === Noun === yerba f grass == Papiamentu == === Etymology === From Spanish yerba and hierba. === Noun === yerba grass herb == Spanish == === Etymology === See hierba. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɾba Syllabification: yer‧ba Homophones: hierba, hierva (not in Rioplatense) === Noun === yerba f (plural yerbas) alternative form of hierba (“grass”) alternative form of hierba (“slang: marijuana”) yerba (Ilex paraguariensis) tarantula Synonym: tarántula ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “yerba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025