🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Alucinógeno

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-loo-see-noh-heh-no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hallucinogenic/həˌluː.sɪˈnɛdʒ.ɪk/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El alucinógeno puede alterar la percepción de la realidad."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or denoting substances that cause hallucinations.

    "The hallucinogenic properties of certain mushrooms have been used in traditional rituals."
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance that induces hallucinations.

    "LSD is a well-known hallucinogenic that alters perception and mood."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'hallucinogenic' is derived from the Latin word 'hallucinari', meaning 'to wander in the mind', combined with the Greek suffix '-genic', meaning 'producing'. It emerged in the mid-20th century as a descriptor for substances that induce hallucinations.

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