Mate emoji ๐ง
๐ง is the mate: a gourd of yerba mate with a metal straw (bombilla). It means yerba mate โ the shared, bitter, caffeinated drink of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay andโฆ
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What the mate ๐ง emoji means
๐ง is the mate: a gourd of yerba mate with a metal straw (bombilla). It means yerba mate โ the shared, bitter, caffeinated drink of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Brazil โ and by extension friendship and hanging out, since mate is passed around a circle. Messi drinks it, so football fans use it too. Added in Emoji 12.0 (2019). Related: ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina, ๐บ๐พ Uruguay, โ on the coffee guide, ๐ต teacup, โฝ soccer ball.
Unicode name: mate ยท U+1F9C9 ยท Emoji 12.0 (2019) ยท group: Food & Drink.
How people use it
- Yerba mate: the drink, the ritual
- Argentina and Uruguay: national pride
- Friendship: sharing a round
- Football: Messi and the squad
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| mateU+1F9C9 | Yerba mate | |
| hot beverageU+2615 | Coffee | |
| teacup without handleU+1F375 | Tea | |
| flag: ArgentinaU+1F1E6 U+1F1F7 | Argentina | |
| soccer ballU+26BD | Football |
Questions people ask
What does ๐ง mean?
Yerba mate โ the South American drink and the friendship around it.
How do you pronounce mate?
MAH-teh, two syllables.
When was ๐ง added?
2019, Emoji 12.0.
About this guide
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