dagga

[ dag-uh ]

nounSouth African.

Origin of dagga

1
First recorded in 1670–75; from Afrikaans, first spelling da(c)cha, literally, “hemp,” originally a similar indigenous plant of the genus Leontis, from Khoikhoi; compare Nama daxa-b

Words Nearby dagga

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How to use dagga in a sentence

  • Sugden, however, thought it a most unusual spectacle and would have taken a whiff of the dagga himself if he had been urged.

    Adventures in Swaziland | Owen Rowe O'Neil
  • dagga weed was Sugden's most interesting discovery up to that time and it whetted his appetite.

    Adventures in Swaziland | Owen Rowe O'Neil
  • We must have arrived at a slack moment, for they were all smoking dagga weed and enjoying it to the full.

    Adventures in Swaziland | Owen Rowe O'Neil
  • Sugden had spent the afternoon with L'Tunga and had watched the witch-doctors smoke dagga weed.

    Adventures in Swaziland | Owen Rowe O'Neil

British Dictionary definitions for dagga

dagga

/ (ˈdaxə, ˈdɑːɡə) /


noun
  1. Southern African informal a local name for marijuana

Origin of dagga

1
C19: from Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi dagab

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