hashish
[ hash-eesh, -ish, ha-sheesh, hah- ]
/ ˈhæʃ iʃ, -ɪʃ, hæˈʃiʃ, hɑ- /
noun
the flowering tops and leaves of Indian hemp smoked, chewed, or drunk as a narcotic and intoxicant.
the dried resinous exudate of the flowering tops of this plant, containing larger amounts of the active ingredient.
Nearby words
Also hash·eesh [hah-sheesh, hah-sheesh] /ˈhɑ ʃiʃ, hɑˈʃiʃ/.
Origin of hashish
First recorded in 1590–1600, hashish is from the Arabic word hashīsh literally, dry vegetation (e.g., hay)
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British Dictionary definitions for hashish
hashish
hasheesh (ˈhæʃiːʃ)
/ (ˈhæʃiːʃ, -ɪʃ) /
noun
a purified resinous extract of the dried flower tops of the female hemp plant, used as a hallucinogenicSee also cannabis
any hallucinogenic substance prepared from this resin
Word Origin for hashish
C16: from Arabic hashīsh hemp, dried herbage
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Word Origin and History for hashish
hashish
1590s, from Arabic hashish "powdered hemp," literally "dry herb," from hashsha "it became dry, it dried up."
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Medicine definitions for hashish
hashish
[ hăsh′ēsh′, -ĭsh, hă-shēsh′, hä- ]
n.
A purified resin prepared from the flowering tops of the female cannabis plant and smoked or chewed as a narcotic or an intoxicant.
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