bhang
A traditional South Asian preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis…A traditional South Asian preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, consumed in food or drink.
» The festival crowd included vendors selling sweet bhang drinks.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A traditional South Asian preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, consumed in food or drink.
a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India
(India, Kenya, North, Pakistan, Uganda, uncountable)Cannabis or its preparations generally.
Examples
5 sentencesThe festival crowd included vendors selling sweet bhang drinks.
Marc had heard of bhang, but he had never tried it.
Some people associate bhang with Holi celebrations.
The old travel diary mentioned bhang in a chapter about India.
Indira warned Lev that bhang could be much stronger than he expected.
Origin
Transliteration of Hindustani بھانگ / भाँग (bhāṅg).Transliteration of Hindustani بھانگ / भाँग (bhāṅg).
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable