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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AYAHUASCA

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PRONUNCIATION OF AYAHUASCA

ayahuasca  [ˌaɪəˈwɑːskə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AYAHUASCA

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ayahuasca is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AYAHUASCA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ayahuasca

Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca, also commonly called yagé, is a psychedelic brew made out of Banisteriopsis caapi vine alone or in combination with various plants. It is either mixed with the leaves of dimethyltryptamine -containing species of shrubs from the genus Psychotria or with the leaves of the Justicia pectoralis plant which does not contain DMT. The brew, first described academically in the early 1950s by Harvard ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes, who found it employed for divinatory and healing purposes by the native peoples of Amazonian Peru, is known by a number of different names. It has been reported that some effects can be felt from consuming the caapi vine alone, but that DMT-containing plants remain inactive when drunk as a brew without a source of monoamine oxidase inhibitor such as B. caapi. How indigenous peoples discovered the synergistic properties of the plants used in the ayahuasca brew remains unclear. Many indigenous Amazonian people say they received the instructions directly from plants and plant spirits.

Definition of ayahuasca in the English dictionary

The definition of ayahuasca in the dictionary is a Brazilian plant, Banisteriopsis caapi, that has winged fruits and yields a powerful hallucinogenic alkaloid sometimes used to treat certain disorders of the central nervous system: family Malpighiaceae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AYAHUASCA


Alaska
əˈlæskə
asker
ˈɑːskə
Athabasca
ˌæθəˈbæskə
busker
ˈbʌskə
esker
ˈɛskə
husker
ˈhʌskə
lascar
ˈlæskə
Madagascar
ˌmædəˈɡæskə
masker
ˈmɑːskə
masquer
ˈmɑːskə
Musca
ˈmʌskə
Nebraska
nɪˈbræskə
Osca
ˈɒskə
oscar
ˈɒskə
tasker
ˈtɑːskə
tusker
ˈtʌskə
unmasker
ʌnˈmɑːskə
Wesker
ˈwɛskə
whisker
ˈwɪskə
Ziska
ˈzɪskə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AYAHUASCA

ay
Ayacucho
ayah
ayahuasco
ayatollah
Ayckbourn
Aycliffe
Aydin
aye
aye aye
aye-aye
ayelp
Ayer
Ayers Rock
Ayesha
AYH
Ayia Napa
ayin
aykhona wena

WORDS THAT END LIKE AYAHUASCA

Africa
America
ca
chica
circa
coca
Costa Rica
Dominica
Francesca
Huesca
Jamaica
labrusca
Luca
marasca
North America
Piero della Francesca
Rebecca
South Africa
South America
veronica

Synonyms and antonyms of ayahuasca in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ayahuasca» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AYAHUASCA

Find out the translation of ayahuasca to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ayahuasca from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ayahuasca» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死藤水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ayahuasca
570 millions of speakers

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ayahuasca
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ayahuasca
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

آياهواسكا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аяхуаска
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ayahuasca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ayahuasca
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ayahuasca
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ayahuasca
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ayahuasca
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アヤフアスカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아야와 스카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ayahuasca
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ayahuasca
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ayahuasca
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयाहूसा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ayahuasca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ayahuasca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ayahuasca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аяхуаска
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ayahuasca
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ayahuasca
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

ayahuasca
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ayahuasca
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ayahuasca
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ayahuasca

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AYAHUASCA»

The term «ayahuasca» is regularly used and occupies the 70.849 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AYAHUASCA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ayahuasca

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AYAHUASCA»

Discover the use of ayahuasca in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ayahuasca and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sacred Vine of Spirits: Ayahuasca
This book will be an inspiration for lay audiences and a treasure trove of information for scholars studying consciousneess and the human psyche.” --Stanislav Grof, M.D., author of LSD Psychotherapy, Psychology of the Future, and The ...
Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., 2005
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Ayahuasca in My Blood: 25 Years of Medicine Dreaming
This is the intensely personal story of an old-school jungle rat for whom ayahuasca is not just a hobby, but a life-long quest.
Peter Gorman, 2010
3
The Internationalization of Ayahuasca
This is a fascinating compilation of medical, psychological and sociological papers on the spread of ayahuasca use...in Brazil and in several European countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands), as well as the USA....highly ...
Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Henrik Jungaberle, 2011
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The Ayahuasca Diaries
A lively travelogue, this book follows the author's psycho-spiritual odyssey in search of ayahuasca—a dark, psychedelic brew known as “the vine of the dead.
Caspar Greeff, 2010
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The Shaman and Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms
If one is interested in this most fascinating subject but is put off or frightened by the traveller’s tales, this is the perfect book to introduce you to the profound experiences of Ayahuasca.
Don José Campos, Geraldine Overton, 2011
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Fishers of Men: The Gospel of an Ayahuasca Vision Quest
In the tradition of memoirs like Daniel Pinchbeck's 2012 and Jim Carroll's The Basketball Diaries, Adam Elenbaas's Fishers of Men chronicles his journey from intense self-destruction and crippling depression to self-acceptance, inner ...
Adam Elenbaas, 2010
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A Hallucinogenic Tea, Laced with Controversy: Ayahuasca in ...
This book includes text from the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances and interviews with shamans in the Amazon.
Marlene Dobkin de Rios, Roger Rumrrill, 2008
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Forest of Visions: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Spirituality, and ...
The story of Santo Daime--a new religion that blends elements of Christianity with older Amazonian indigenous spiritual practices--and the ecologically sound and spiritually centered utopian community it has inspired • A true ...
Alex Polari de Alverga, 1999
9
Shedding the Layers: How Ayahuasca Saved More Than My Skin
This captivating true story of a man's fight to heal himself demonstrates that anything really is possible and everything does happen for a reason.
Mark Flaherty, 2012
10
Yajé: The New Purgatory : Encounters with Ayahuasca
The intensity of yajé-induced trances provoked the author to name them "the new purgatory" and resulted in this text's respectful and hard-earned insights into indigenous ritual and shamanic guidance.
Jimmy Weiskopf, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AYAHUASCA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ayahuasca is used in the context of the following news items.
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Global Eco-Paganism: India
I do Ayahuasca now and then, and once from a choir of singing crickets outside, one cricket's singing entered in me. I heard myself say the ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
New releases for Tuesday, June 23, 2015
... and confounding “Horsehead,” a psycho-sexual thriller that seeps into your brain like Ayahuasca and transports you on a mind-bending trip. «TBO.com, Jul 15»
3
Can 'genetically-identical' synthetic horn save the rhino?
The list of similar cases goes on and includes the Neem tree, turmeric, basmati rice, Ayahuasca, Rooibos Tea, Quinine and Quinoa. «The Ecologist, Jul 15»
4
A Surreal Burning Man Temple Comes to San Francisco
... neighborhood of Hayes Valley, which recently sprouted something that looks like a Thai temple crossed with an ayahuasca dream. «CityLab, Jul 15»
5
Drugs, chicks and travel: What we know about Phil Walsh's son
"I recommend anyone looking to improve themselves to try a high dose of mushrooms or ayahuasca with an intention of growth and ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
6
Trippin' with Leigh heads to Peru
Leigh MacInnis is planning the trip of a lifetime. He plans to head to Peru for a “spiritual journey,” taking ayahuasca and participating in ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jun 15»
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Me and Mama Ayahuasca
The view from Captain Bill's Amazon Explorer's Club in Iquitos, Peru, a bustling river town where an estimated 25 percent of the tourists are ayahuasca ... «Utne Reader Online, Jun 15»
8
Lindsay Lohan: Ayahuasca Changed My Life
Rehabbed and raring to go, Lindsay Lohan says the South American jungle drug has been part of her therapy. "I did ayahuasca," she tells the ... «CelebStoner, Jun 15»
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Lindsay Lohan reveals ayahuasca 'changed her life' as she speaks …
Lindsay Lohan has revealed liquid drug ayahuasca "changed her life", as she opens up about completing her probation at last, and her ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
10
Chelsea Handler Is Going To Try Drugs On Her New Netflix Show
On an episode titled Chelsea Does Ayahuasca, Handler will fly to Peru and drink Ayahuasca, a traditional psychoactive drink made from a ... «Refinery29, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ayahuasca [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ayahuasca>. May 2024 ».
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