What does mateo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word mateo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mateo in Spanish.

The word mateo in Spanish means grind, Mateo, sprout, look in the bushes, drink yerba mate, plant, put in check. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mateo

grind

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (CL: coloquial (persona estudiosa) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dicen de Sebastián que era el mateo de su salón y una verdadera lumbrera.
They describe Sebastian as the grind of his class, and a real genius.

Mateo

nombre propio masculino (nombre masculino)

sprout

verbo intransitivo (planta: echar tallos)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

look in the bushes

verbo intransitivo (caza: registrar matas) (hunting)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

drink yerba mate

verbo intransitivo (AR, BO, UY; coloquial (tomar mate)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

plant

verbo transitivo (plantar matas)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

put in check

verbo transitivo (CL (ajedrez: dar mate)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

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