marijuana
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marijuana
- /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/ US
- /ˌmæɹ-/ US
- /-ˈhwɑ-/ US
- /ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguana. First attested in 1874 in the publications of Hubert Howe Bancroft. Altered by influence of a folk etymology involving the proper name María Juana (“Mary Jane”).
noun marijuanas · marihuana
- The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect. After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.
- The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.
Similar: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce, djamba, doja, doobage, dope, endo, gage, ganja, ganj, grass, green, greenery, hash, hashish, hemp, herb, Mary Jane, MJ, marihoochie
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cannabis, ganja, marihuana, weed, pot, smoke, grass, dope, skunk, sess, gage, sens, mary jane, cannabis sativa, mary-jane, hashish
Translations
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noun cannabis drug
| Español | marihuana, mariguana, bayer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마리화나 marihwana, 대마 daema |
| 日本語 | マリワナ mariwana, マリファナ marifana, ガンジャ ganja |
| 中文 | 大麻 dàmá |
| हिन्दी | गांजा gāñjā, मारिजुआना mārijuānā |
| Kiswahili | bangi |
| Português | maconha |
| Français | marijuana, marihuana |
| Deutsch | Marihuana, Haschisch |
| Italiano | erba, marijuana |
| Ελληνικά | μαριχουάνα marichouána |
| Română | marijuana |
| Русский | марихуа́на marixuána, план plan, анаша́ anašá |
| Tiếng Việt | cần sa, marijuana |
| العربية | مَارِهْوَانَا mārihwānā, حَشِيش ḥašīš |
| עברית | מָרִיחוּאָנָה marikhu'ána |
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title = {marijuana},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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