ayahuasca

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish ayahuasca, from Quechua ayawaska, from aya (“spirit, ancestor”) + waska (“vine”). First use appears c. 1870. See cite below. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌaɪəˈwɑːskə/ === Noun === ayahuasca (usually uncountable, plural ayahuascas) A giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties. Any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from this vine. Synonyms: yage, grandmother ==== Translations ==== == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈajavaska] === Noun === ayahuasca f ayahuasca ==== Declension ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ja.was.ka/ === Noun === ayahuasca m (uncountable) ayahuasca == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === ayahuasca f (plural ayahuascas) ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis caapi, a vine of South America) Synonym: iagê ayahuasca (psychoactive infusion made from the ayahuasca vine) Synonym: daime == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Quechua ayawaska. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aska Syllabification: a‧ya‧huas‧ca === Noun === ayahuasca f (plural ayahuascas) ayahuasca (a giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties) a psychotropic concoction prepared from said vine Synonym: yagé ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: ayahuasca === Further reading === “ayahuasca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025