ayahuasca
Portuguese, noun/aj.aˈwas.kɐ/
ayahuasca is spelled A-Y-A-H-U-A-S-C-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,796th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ayahuasca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis caapi, a vine of South America)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de planta (Banisteriopsis caapi)”.
What does ayahuasca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineayahuasca (Banisteriopsis caapi, a vine of South America)
- 2
feminineayahuasca (psychoactive infusion made from the ayahuasca vine)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de planta (Banisteriopsis caapi) 2. infusão ou decocto psicoativo preparado a partir desta planta
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ayahuasca
- ayahuascas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ayahuasca?
- Brazil /aj.aˈwas.kɐ/
- Brazil [aɪ̯.aˈwas.kɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ayahuasca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ayahuasca in Portuguese?
ayahuasca appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).