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dagga

American

[dag-uh] / ˈdæg ə /

noun

South African.

marijuana.

dagga British

/ ˈdɑːɡə, ˈdaxə /

noun

informal a local name for marijuana

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Etymology

Origin of dagga

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

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