dagga
[ dag-uh ]
Origin of dagga
1First 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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British Dictionary definitions for dagga
dagga
/ (ˈdaxə, ˈdɑːɡə) /
noun
Southern African informal a local name for marijuana
Origin of dagga
1C19: from Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi dagab
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