bhang

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink
US /bæŋ/ UK /bæŋ/
Homophones
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a preparation of cannabis leaves used as a drink or smoked

    At the festival, vendors sold a milky drink laced with bhang.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a preparation of cannabis... cannabishempmarijuanaganjahashish

Etymology

From Hindi/Urdu bhāṅg, from Sanskrit bhaṅgā ('hemp'). Borrowed into English in the 16th century.

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