/ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/, /ˈɡæn.dʒə/, /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/
OriginBorrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.
- Caribbean, India, Singapore, especially, uncountableMarijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
“Whilst a ganja-eater was catching fish on the bank of a river, a man from another country came and asked which was the road and what was his name; he replied that his name was "eater of six maunds of ”
“There were altogether 2,202 admissions to the five asylums of this province during that time, and of that number it was ascertained that 641 were ganja smokers, 117 were spirit drinkers, and 8 were op”
“In Bengal the natives talk of the ganja-bearing plant as the male and the weaker pollen-bearing plant as the female.”
Formsganjas(plural) · ganga(alternative) · gunja(alternative) · gunga(alternative, dated) · gunjah(alternative, dated)