yage

Y4A1G2E1
/ˈjɑːheɪ/

noun

Ayahuasca.

OriginSpanish yagé ← Cofán yagé →
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Meanings

nounyage (uncountable)

alternative yagé · alternative yaje · alternative yajé

  1. uncountableAyahuasca.

    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
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    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ayahuasca

Origin

  1. Cofányagé
  2. Spanishyagé
  3. Englishyage

Borrowed from Spanish yagé, from Cofán yagé or yajé.

More words from Spanish, Cofán

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gaye
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APA

yage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yage

MLA

“yage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yage.

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