hashish C2 Topic:Health & Medicine Also spelled hasheesh US /hæʃˈiːʃ/ UK /hæʃˈiːʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #28879 Meanings 1 noun a concentrated cannabis preparation made from the plant's compressed or purified resin Customs officers found packets of hashish concealed inside the suitcase lining. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a concentrated cannabis... hashcannabis resinhasheesh Word family Derived forms hash Related forms cannabismarijuanacannabinoidresin Etymology Borrowed, often through French hachisch, from Arabic hashish ("dry grass, herb"), which developed a specific association with preparations of cannabis. Hash is a later English shortening. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hashish **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /hæʃˈiːʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /hæʃˈiːʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 28879 ## Meanings 1. a concentrated cannabis preparation made from the plant's compressed or purified resin ## Examples - Customs officers found packets of hashish concealed inside the suitcase lining. ## Synonyms - hash - cannabis resin - hasheesh ## Derived Forms - hash ## Related Forms - cannabis - marijuana - cannabinoid - resin ## Etymology Borrowed, often through French hachisch, from Arabic hashish ("dry grass, herb"), which developed a specific association with preparations of cannabis. Hash is a later English shortening. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown