Ayahuasca

See also: ayahuasca

German

Etymology

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

Noun

Ayahuasca n (strong, genitive Ayahuascas or Ayahuasca, no plural)

1. ayahuasca (any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from the South American vine Banisteriopsis caapi)

Declension

Declension of Ayahuasca [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ayahuasca
genitive	eines	des	Ayahuascas, Ayahuasca
dative	einem	dem	Ayahuasca
accusative	ein	das	Ayahuasca

Derived terms

• Ayahuasca-Zeremonie

See also

• Dimethyltryptamin
• DMT
• Schamane
• Zauberpilz

Further reading

• “Ayahuasca” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• Ayahuasca on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de