hashish
noun
hash·ish ˈha-ˌshēsh 
ha-ˈshēsh
ha-ˈshēsh : the concentrated resin from the flowering tops of female hemp plants (Cannabis sativa or C. indica) that is smoked, chewed, or drunk for its intoxicating effect
called also charas, hash
compare bhang, marijuana
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The American basketball star has endured months in a Russian prison on charges of smuggling hashish oil into the country. 
New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 All-Star was at an airport near Moscow when a cartridge containing hashish oil, a cannabis concentrate, was found in her luggage. Brooklyn White, Essence, 5 Aug. 2022 Griner said during her trial on drug charges that the hashish oil, in a vape pen, had been packed by mistake. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Peskov told NBC News Griner was detained for violating Russian law by allegedly carrying hashish in her luggage and she will be prosecuted for it. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Griner personally reached out to Biden, urging him to help get her out of Russia -- where she has been held for some five months for allegedly possessing hashish oil -- according to her representatives. Deena Zaru, ABC News, 5 July 2022 The order also outlawed the manufacturing of narcotics and the transportation, trade, export and import of heroin, hashish and alcohol. Bloomberg.com, 3 Apr. 2022 Griner, who plays in the Russian Premier league between WNBA seasons, was arrested at a Moscow-area airport after Russian officials accused her of carrying vape cartridges in her luggage that contained hashish oil, considered there to be a narcotic. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 31 Mar. 2022 The two-time Olympic gold medalist faces drug charges for allegedly smuggling hashish oil last month into Russia. Deena Zaru, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2022 See More
New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 All-Star was at an airport near Moscow when a cartridge containing hashish oil, a cannabis concentrate, was found in her luggage. Brooklyn White, Essence, 5 Aug. 2022 Griner said during her trial on drug charges that the hashish oil, in a vape pen, had been packed by mistake. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 Peskov told NBC News Griner was detained for violating Russian law by allegedly carrying hashish in her luggage and she will be prosecuted for it. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Griner personally reached out to Biden, urging him to help get her out of Russia -- where she has been held for some five months for allegedly possessing hashish oil -- according to her representatives. Deena Zaru, ABC News, 5 July 2022 The order also outlawed the manufacturing of narcotics and the transportation, trade, export and import of heroin, hashish and alcohol. Bloomberg.com, 3 Apr. 2022 Griner, who plays in the Russian Premier league between WNBA seasons, was arrested at a Moscow-area airport after Russian officials accused her of carrying vape cartridges in her luggage that contained hashish oil, considered there to be a narcotic. Ariana Garcia, Chron, 31 Mar. 2022 The two-time Olympic gold medalist faces drug charges for allegedly smuggling hashish oil last month into Russia. Deena Zaru, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Arabic ḥashīsh
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hashish
noun
hash·ish ˈhash-ˌēsh ha-ˈshēsh
ha-ˈshēsh : the concentrated resin from the flowering tops of the female hemp plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa) that is smoked, chewed, or drunk for its intoxicating effect
called also charas, hash
compare bhang sense 2, marijuana sense 1