Phrase guide

yerba buena

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A Spanish settlement founded on the 29th of June, 1776 near the northeastern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, California; captured by United States forces during the Mexican–American War, it was renamed San Francisco on the 30th of January, 1847.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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name

Meaning 2

A city and department of Tucumán, in northern Argentina.

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noun

Meaning 3

A perennial herb native to North America, Satureja douglasii, having white or purple flowers and a mint-like fragrance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 4

trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Micromeria chamissonis, Micromeria douglasii, Satureja douglasii

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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

From Spanish hierba buena (mint).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Korean: 예르바 부에나 (yereuba buena) — Spanish antecedent settlement of San Francisco
  • Korean: 예르바 부에나 (yereuba buena) — city in Tucumán, Argentina
  • Spanish: Yerba Buena — city in Tucumán, Argentina
  • Korean: 예르바 부에나 (yereuba buena) — department in Tucumán, Argentina
  • Spanish: Yerba Buena — department in Tucumán, Argentina