peyote
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of peyote
1840–50, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl peyotl
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Among those voices of hope are Indigenous leaders like Sandor Iron Rope, President of the Native American Church of South Dakota and board member of the Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2023
“Every time I write, a Moccia book self-ignites,” Willie Peyote, an indie rapper, rhymes in “Peyote451.”
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2021
Coming in late July: a lesbian bar called A League of Their Own in the former Peyote Cafe space, which will have its own entrance and be run by former Cobalt bartender Jo McDaniel.
From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2018
I wound up also publishing a major paper that showed that those who follow the Peyote Way are cognitively healthy/similar to Native non-adherents and also presented with healthier lifetime satisfaction and mental health.
From Scientific American • Jul. 15, 2017
Peyote curing differs only in detail from shamanistic curing as these two stories may illustrate.
From Washo Religion by Downs, James F.
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