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ayahuasca

[ ah-yuh-wah-skuh ]

noun

  1. a woody South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, of the malpighia family, having bark that is the source of harmine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid used by Amazon Indians.


ayahuasca

/ ˌɪəˈɑːə /

noun

  1. a Brazilian plant, Banisteriopsis caapi, that has winged fruits and yields a powerful hallucinogenic alkaloid sometimes used to treat certain disorders of the central nervous system: family Malpighiaceae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ayahuasca1

From Latin American Spanish (Ecuador, Peru); from Quechua aya “dead” + huasca “rDZ”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ayahuasca1

C20: from Quechua
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Across three series of the BAFTA-winning Tribe, viewers have seen Parry taking the psychedelic drug ayahuasca, having his nose pierced with a thorn and taking part in numerous rituals.

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Rankin himself described it as “one part Canadian Heritage Minute and one part ayahuasca death trip.”

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But when it comes to the specifics of their love and their relationship, I had to do a lot of research for a lot of things in this adaptation and I ended up having to do quite a bit more research about what it’s like to do heroin or what it’s like to do ayahuasca than I did about how two men might have sex.

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Olsen: How did you write the ayahuasca trip?

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Kuritzkes: The entire ayahuasca trip, the entire third act of the movie, is a departure from the book.

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