bhang C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /bæŋ/ UK /bæŋ/ See IPA manual Homophones bang /ˈbæŋ/ Meanings 1 noun a preparation of cannabis leaves used as a drink or smoked At the festival, vendors sold a milky drink laced with bhang. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a preparation of cannabis... cannabishempmarijuanaganjahashish Etymology AI details From Hindi/Urdu bhāṅg, from Sanskrit bhaṅgā ('hemp'). Borrowed into English in the 16th century. bhāṅg Hindi bhaṅgā Sanskrit View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bhang **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /bæŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /bæŋ/ ## Meanings 1. a preparation of cannabis leaves used as a drink or smoked ## Examples - At the festival, vendors sold a milky drink laced with bhang. ## Synonyms - cannabis - hemp - marijuana - ganja - hashish ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bhāṅg - Root: bhaṅgā ## Etymology From Hindi/Urdu bhāṅg, from Sanskrit bhaṅgā ('hemp'). Borrowed into English in the 16th century. ## AI Etymology Bhang comes from Hindi/Urdu bhāṅg, from Sanskrit bhaṅgā ('hemp'). Borrowed into English in the 16th century. The historical trail runs through Hindi bhāṅg and Sanskrit bhaṅgā. In modern use it means a preparation of cannabis leaves used as a drink or smoked. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown