Also spelled hasheesh

US /hæʃˈiːʃ/ UK /hæʃˈiːʃ/
noun Freq #28879

Meanings

  1. 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.

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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.

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