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marijuana

ma·ri·juana

UK/ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/ US/ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/ fairly common

noun

1.

a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared

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2.

the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

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Origin

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguana. First attested in 1874 in the publications of Hubert Howe Bancroft. Altered by influence of a folk etymology involving the proper name María Juana (“Mary Jane”).

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  • Appendix:Cannabis slang
  • medical marijuana

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