yage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yage
First recorded in 1920–25; from Latin American Spanish (Colombia, Equador) yagé, apparently from an Indigenous language of southeastern Colombia or northeastern Peru
Example Sentences
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He is about to administer a concoction called yage to nine mostly young visitors huddled around a fire under his maloka, a barn-like structure in the Sibundoy Valley, a verdant high-elevation plateau in southwestern Colombia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2015
"It's given me a reason to live, because through yage I found the answer to the pain I was feeling," Puenayan says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2015
"The barriers have fallen. The figure of the taita has begun to travel around the world, and so yage began to be known as something that can be of benefit to all humanity," Mavisoy says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2015
Mutumbajoy says that deaths happen only when yage is administered improperly or by "charlatans" trying to get in on a growth industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2015
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