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Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mate, from Quechua mati.
Pronunciation
Noun
mateo (accusative singular mateon, plural mateoj, accusative plural mateojn)
- maté, yerba mate
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈteo/
- Rhymes: -eo
- Syllabification: ma‧te‧o
Etymology 1
Adjective
mateo (feminine matea, masculine plural mateos, feminine plural mateas)
- (colloquial, Chile) geeky
- Synonym: empollón
Noun
mateo m (plural mateos, feminine matea, feminine plural mateas)
- (colloquial, Chile) swot, geek, nerd
- Synonym: empollón
Etymology 2
Verb
mateo
- first-person singular present indicative of matear
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