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Wed, 2010-02-10 09:24 — Anonymous (not verified)

Mate vs. Maté

There is no accent on the word mate in Spanish. It is added for English speakers so that they pronounce the word as two syllables. Therefore, the accent naturally falls on the first syllable. MAH-tay. The word "maté" in Spanish means "I killed".

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