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yage

/ˈjɑːheɪ/

yage noun: ayahuasca.

Noun

yage (uncountable)

  1. Ayahuasca.
    • Maybe I will find in yage what I was looking for in junk and weed and coke. Yage may be the final fix.1953, William Lee [pseudonym; William S. Burroughs], Junkie, New York: Ace Books
    • A large dose of Yage is sheer horror. I was completely delirious for four hours and vomiting at 10 minute intervals.1953 April 12, William S. Burroughs, “To Allen Ginsberg”, in Oliver Harris, editor, The Letters of William S. Burroughs, 1945–1959, New York: Penguin, published 1993, →ISBN, page 155

Forms of yage

alternative formyagé
alternative formyaje

Origin of yage

Borrowed from Spanish yagé, from Cofán yagé or yajé.

Questions about yage

What does yage mean?
Yage means ayahuasca.
What part of speech is yage?
Yage is a noun.
How do you pronounce yage?
Yage is pronounced /ˈjɑːheɪ/.

Words near yage in the dictionary

  1. yafsoanite
  2. YAG
  3. Yagar
  4. Yagara
  5. Yagarr
  6. yage
  7. yager
  8. yagers
  9. yagger
  10. Yaggera
  11. yaggers

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