santo-daime
Portuguese, noun/ˌsɐ̃.tuˈdaj.mi/
santo-daime is spelled S-A-N-T-O-D-A-I-M-E (10 letters). Santo-daime is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ayahuasca (psychoactive infusion made from the ayahuasca vine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “seita fundada pelo seringueiro maranhense Raimundo Irineu Serra, no Acre, e codificada por um seu seguidor, o…”.
What does santo-daime mean in English?
noun
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Brazilmasculineayahuasca (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. seita fundada pelo seringueiro maranhense Raimundo Irineu Serra, no Acre, e codificada por um seu seguidor, o seringueiro Sebastião Mota de Melo, dito Padrinho Sebastião, c1960, em Rio Branco AC, a qual sincretiza elementos cristãos, ameríndios e exóticos 2. bebida alucinógena (também chamada ayahuasca) dada de beber aos circunstantes durante suas cerimônias religiosas
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 santo-daime
- santo-daimes plural
- santos-daimes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce santo-daime?
- Brazil /ˌsɐ̃.tuˈdaj.mi/
- Brazil [ˌsɐ̃.tuˈdaɪ̯.mi]
- Portugal /ˌsɐ̃.tuˈdaj.mɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.