mate.
matte (not reflective of light)
Meaning & usage
matte (not reflective of light)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French mat, mate.
mate, checkmate
a hand gesture
Siempre me dan gracia sus mates.
a feint; something feigned; a simulation
a gesture that hints something
Where this word comes from
From jaque mate (“checkmate”), from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] dead”).
maté (the drink prepared from yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis))
a hollow gourd or cup in which maté is traditionally served
yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis), a plant used to make maté
head (top part of the body)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Quechua mati.
tan, tanned (skin colour)
Where this word comes from
Possibly from mate in the sense of "dull" or "not reflective of light."
math / maths
Where this word comes from
Clipping of matemática.
dunk, slam dunk (the act of dunking: put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power)
Where this word comes from
Deverbal from matar (“kill”).
inflection of matar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive
inflection of matar: third-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
Deverbal from matar (“kill”).
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