ganja
Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for…Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
» Prashant got us the local price on ganja.
Meaning
1 senses(Caribbean, Singapore, South Asia, especially, uncountable, usually)Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
Ganja
ганжаganža, ганджаgandža
the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
Examples
2 sentencesPrashant got us the local price on ganja.
Ganja is one of the largest cities in Azerbaijan.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First uBorrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.
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Forms
plural: ganjasSynonyms
55 synonyms- a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction:marijuanamarihuanaCannabis sativa
- the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect:cannabismarijuanamarihuana
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable