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

Charas states that the great physician gave it the name of hiera picra or holy bitter.

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This assists fossilization to some degree, and fossil Charas are not uncommon.

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The dose of Charas is from ten to twelve grains made up into a pill, which is smoked like tobacco.

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While we were in Nepal, a shopkeeper, who attended the camp, smoked so much Charas that he died.

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Usually they are from the recently deposited rocks, and the earliest true Charas date only to the middle of the Mesozoic.

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