Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yage

/ˈjɑːheɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: yage
IPA: /ˈjɑːheɪ/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Maybe I will find in yage what I was looking for in junk and weed and coke. Yage may be the final fix."
"A large dose of Yage is sheer horror. I was completely delirious for four hours and vomiting at 10 minute intervals."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish yagé, from Cofán yagé or yajé.

Word Breakdown

Root: yagé

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

yagé (alternative) yaje (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce yage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɑːheɪ/.
What does yage mean?: Ayahuasca.
Where does yage come from?: Borrowed from Spanish yagé, from Cofán yagé or yajé.

How to pronounce yage

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