charas

[chahr-uhs]

noun

1. hashish.

2. marijuana.

charas

/ ˈtʃɑːrəs /

noun

1. another name for hashish

Word History and Origins

Origin of charas¹

1870–75; < Hindi: resin of the hemp plant

Word History and Origins

Origin of charas¹

C19: from Hindi

Example Sentences

When I had my first taste of BHO, there was a tiny community of old-school hash heads in the U.S. who were replicating the methods for making charas, handmade concentrate mostly found in India, and other ancient forms of hash found on the "Hippie Trail" or Amsterdam coffee shops.

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Extracts of the plant Cannabis sativa, often called marijuana, have long been used in teas, oils and concentrated forms like hashish and charas, which are condensed resins from the plant.

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Russia censored Wikipedia back in 2015 due to articles it deemed objectionable, like “Cannabis Smoking” and “Charas,” a hashish form of cannabis.

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Roskomnadzor sent a letter asking for the “Charas” article to be removed, and Wikimedia Russia refused.

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Erik Charas, founder of the newspaper A Verdade, tweeted that the attack was “a premeditated criminal act,” as the door to the building had been sabotaged earlier in the day.

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