Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Disambiguate: Maté or yerba maté is a South American herb, as well as the popular caffeineated beveraged prepared therefrom. Mahte is a term from Latvian mythology. Mating; see also Spouse Mate is a Britishism and Australianism for friend or pal: "My mate Bill"; also often used to address strangers: "Excuse me mate". This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.