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the straw is called a bombilla in spanish, a bomba in portuguese, and a bombija or, more generally, a masassa (straw) in arabic. the straw is traditionally made of silver . modern, commercially available straws are typically made of nickel silver (called alpaca), stainless steel , or hollow-stemmed cane
also cabaça (the name for indigenous-influenced calabash gourds in other regions of brazil, still used for general food and drink in remote regions). even if the water is supplied from a modern thermos, the infusion is traditionally drunk from mates or cuias. the mate leaves are dried, chopped, and ground...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(drink)