Etymology

Santo Daime

Today it means: A syncretic religion founded in Brazil in the 1930s. Full definition →

Portuguese Santo Daime
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromSanto Daime
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromSanto Daime
  3. English todaySanto Daime

Borrowed from Portuguese Santo Daime, from santo-daime (“ayahuasca”).

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