yage

See also: yagé

English

Alternative forms

• yagé, yaje

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yagé, from Cofán yagé or yajé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑːheɪ/

Noun

yage (uncountable)

1. Ayahuasca.
   • 1953, William Lee [pseudonym; William S. Burroughs], Junkie, New York: Ace Books:

     Maybe I will find in yage what I was looking for in junk and weed and coke. Yage may be the final fix.

   • 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:

     A large dose of Yage is sheer horror. I was completely delirious for four hours and vomiting at 10 minute intervals.

Anagrams

• Gaye