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marijuana
(mærɪwɑːnə)
uncountable noun
Marijuana is a drug which is made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, and which canbe smoked.
Synonyms: cannabis, pot [slang], weed [slang], dope [slang] More Synonyms of marijuana
marijuana in British English
or marihuana (ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə)
noun
1.
the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, used for its euphoric effects, esp in the form of cigarettes
See also cannabis2. another name for hemp (sense 1)
Word origin
C19: from Mexican Spanishmarijuana in American English
(ˌmærəˈwɑnə; ˌ mɑrəˈwɑnə; ˌmærəˈhwɑnə; ˌmɑrəˈhwɑnə), ˌmariˈhuana (ˌmærəˈwɑnə; ˌ mɑrəˈwɑnə; ˌmærəˈhwɑnə; ˌmɑrəˈhwɑnə)
US
noun
1.
hemp (sense 1) hemp (sense 1a)
2.
its dried leaves and flowers, smoked, esp. in the form of cigarettes, for euphoriceffects
Word origin
AmSp marihuana, mariguana < ? native word blended with pers. name María Juana, Mary JaneImage ofmarijuana
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Examples of 'marijuana' in a sentencemarijuana
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British English: marijuana /ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə/ NOUN
Marijuana is an illegal drug which is usually smoked.
- American English: marijuana
- Arabic: مَارِيِجْوَاناً
- Brazilian Portuguese: maconha
- Chinese: 大麻
- Croatian: marihuana
- Czech: marihuana
- Danish: marihuana
- Dutch: marihuana
- European Spanish: marihuana
- Finnish: marihuana
- French: marijuana
- German: Marihuana
- Greek: μαριχουάνα
- Italian: marijuana
- Japanese: マリファナ
- Korean: 마리화나
- Norwegian: marihuana
- Polish: marihuana
- European Portuguese: marijuana
- Romanian: marijuana
- Russian: марихуана
- Latin American Spanish: marihuana
- Swedish: marijuana
- Thai: กัญชา
- Turkish: Hint keneviri yaprakları esrar olarak kullanılır
- Ukrainian: марихуана
- Vietnamese: cần sa
Chinese translation of 'marijuana'
marijuana
(mærɪˈwɑːnə)
n (u)
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大麻
(dàmá)
(noun)
Definition
the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, used as a drug, esp. in cigarettes
The minister said he had smoked marijuana once.
Synonyms
cannabis
Long-term heavy smoking of cannabis may lead to lung disorders.
pot (slang)
weed (slang)
dope (slang)
black (slang)
blow (slang)
smoke (informal)
stuff (slang)
leaf (slang)
tea (US, slang)
grass (slang)
I have never smoked grass in my life.
chronic (US, slang)
hemp
hash (slang)
gage (US, obsolete, slang)
hashish
mary jane (US, slang)
ganja
bhang
kif
wacky baccy (slang)
sinsemilla
dagga (South Africa)
He was high on dagga.
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Synonyms of 'marijuana'
marijuana
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