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ganja.

Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/India/ˈɡæn.dʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/General-American
  1. Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.

    Caribbean · Singapore · South-Asia · especially · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.

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