Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guayusa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guayusa
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree native to the Amazon Rainforest, Ilex guayusa, whose leaves contain caffeine and are brewed like a tea for their stimulative effect.

Example Sentences

"One thing for certain is that every guayusa tree that exists today was planted by a person, and this reciprocal relationship between humans and guayusa stretches back thousands of years. The earliest physical evidence of guayusa use is a bundle of the plant dating back to around A.D. 500, which was found in a shaman's tomb in the Bolivian Andes."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guayusa.

Inflected Forms

guayusas (plural)

Phrases

yerba mate

Frequently Paired Words

yerba mate

Questions

What does guayusa mean?: A tree native to the Amazon Rainforest, Ilex guayusa, whose leaves contain caffeine and are brewed like a tea for their stimulative effect.
Where does guayusa come from?: Borrowed from Spanish guayusa.

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