yage

or ya·je

[ yah-hey ]
/ ˈyɑ heɪ /

noun

a mildly hallucinogenic drug obtained from a South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi.

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Origin of yage

First recorded in 1920–25, yage is from the American Spanish word yagé, apparently < an indigenous language of SE Colombia or NE Peru

Words nearby yage

yae, yaff, yaffle, Yafo, YAG, yage, Yagi aerial, Yagi antenna, yah, Yahgan, yahoo
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