Also spelled hasheesh
noun
Freq #28879
Meanings
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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.
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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.