アヤワスカ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English ayahuasca, from Spanish ayahuasca, from Quechua ayawaska, from aya (“spirit, ancestor”) + waska (“vine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ja̠ɰᵝa̠sɨᵝka̠]

Noun

アヤワスカ • (ayawasuka) 

1. ayahuasca (giant vine native to South America, Banisteriopsis caapi, noted for its psychotropic properties)
2. ayahuasca (any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from the ayahuasca vine)