tolguacha

noun

tol·​gua·​cha

tōlˈwächə

variants or toloache

tōlˈwächē

plural -s

: any of several plants of the genus Datura

especially : a narcotic annual herb (D. meteloides) used ceremonially by some California Indians

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish toloache, toloachi, from Nahuatl toloatzin, from toloa to nod + -tzin, honorific particle; from the reverence borne such plants by American Indians

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