Mate
Pronounced [MAH-teh]. Traditional South American caffeine-rich infused drink, very popular in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Southern Brazil (the term chimarrão is used there more often). It is prepared by steeping dried leaves of yerba mate in the gourd. Sometimes the gourd itself is referred to as mate.
Mate cocido
Literally translated as cooked mate from Spanish. Mate cocido is traditionally prepared by steeping yerba mate in water, then straining it and serving the beverage in cups. It is a bitter tasting drink, similar to mate but milder, with the same stimulating and nutritional properties. It is also sold in tea-bags, so it can be prepared like tea.
Matera
Special bag used for carrying thermos and mate. Usually consists of 3 departments: 1 small for yerba mate, 1 tall for thermos and another small one for gourd and bombilla.
Matero
Term matero has two main meanings:
Medium body
See body. Medium body means that the mate feels somewhere between light and full body.
Moderate durability
See durability. Moderate durability means that yerba mate can take 15-25 refills before it becomes lavado.
Moída fina
Pronounced [mo-EE-dah FEE-nah]. Finely ground in Portuguese. The term moída fina is used in Brazil to characterize erva mate that is very finely ground and consists mostly of powder with rare inclusions of stems.
Moída grossa
Pronounced [mo-EE-dah GROS-sah]. Coarsely ground in Portuguese. The term moída grossa is used in Brazil to characterize erva mate that is coarsely ground, much similar to a typical con palo or sin palo cuts of Argentine or Paraguayan yerba mate.
Molding
Process of maintenance of mountain of yerba. Usually done by pushing and tamping the slope to keep it from falling apart.
Monte
Mountain in Spanish. When yerba mate is branded as monte it usually means that it was grown in rainforests on the slope of the mountain or hill. This ensures that yerba mate is grown in more fertile soil and exposed to abundant rains and high temperature.
Mountain of yerba
When mate is prepared traditionally, a mountain of yerba is yerba that is located inside the gourd in form of slope, that is exposed to hot water while drinking. Proper mountain of yerba will be always half-dry and half-wet, which results in more balanced and long mate. On the opposite side of mountain is the water hole.