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Where does “ayahuasca” come from?

ayahuasca (Spanish) comes from Quechua ayawaska, from Quechua aya — soul, spirit, ghost; corpse, deceased, dead...

ayahuasca (Spanish): ayahuasca; a psychotropic concoction prepared...

Definitions

  1. ayahuasca; a psychotropic concoction prepared...

Ancestry of “ayahuasca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuaayawaska—
2Quechuaayasoul, spirit, ghost; corpse, deceased, dead...

Words derived from “ayahuasca”

  • ayahuasca
  • ayahuasquero
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