ganja
or gan·jah
[gahn-juh, gan-]
noun
marijuana, especially in the form of a potent preparation used chiefly for smoking.
Origin of ganja
1680–90; < Hindi gā̃jā hemp, the cut tops and leaves of nonfertilized female hemp plants; compare Sanskrit gañjā hemp
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Related Words for ganja
dope, cannabis, hashish, tea, hemp, herb, bhang, hash, marijuana, drug, narcotic, joint, reefer, weed, roach, grass, pot, doobie, sinsemillaExamples from the Web for ganja
Contemporary Examples of ganja
Clients supply transportation, lodging, and ingredients, including the preferred strain of ganja.
From mochaccino to Mary Jane, from jitter juice to joint, from java to ganja, say bye-bye barista, hello pot-ista.
Historical Examples of ganja
In the Northern Circars, some earn a living as petty dealers in opium and ganja (Indian hemp).
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
Ganja, gan′ja, n. an intoxicating preparation of Indian hemp.
Ganja is the native name for part of the plant, and Sidhi for another part, which is much poorer in resin.
Poison Romance and Poison MysteriesC. J. S. Thompson
Some of the more esteemed kinds of hashish are prepared from this ganja.
Ganja, the guaza of the London brokers, consists of the flowering and fruiting heads of the female plant.
ganja
noun
Word Origin for ganja
from Hindi gājā, from Sanskrit grñja
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