yage
or ya·je
[ yah-hey ]
/ ˈyɑ heɪ /
noun
a mildly hallucinogenic drug obtained from a South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi.
Nearby words
- yae,
- yaff,
- yaffle,
- yafo,
- yag,
- yager,
- yagi aerial,
- yagi antenna,
- yah,
- yahata
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
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