The story
- Spanish · borrowed fromyerba
- English todayyerba
Words from the same roots
Spanishyerba all →
yerba santa
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Spanishyerba all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.