marijuana

marijuana
also marihuana noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish mariguana, marihuana Date: 1894 1. hemp 1a, c 2. the dried leaves and flowering tops of the pistillate hemp plant that yield THC and are smoked in cigarettes for their intoxicating effect — compare bhang, cannabis, hashish

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  • Marijuana (EP) — Marijuana EP by Brujeria Released October 3, 2000 Recorded January 11, 1997 …   Wikipedia

  • marijuana — MARIJUÁNA s.f. Stupefiant asemănător cu haşişul, extras din frunzele unei specii de cânepă. [pr.: marihuana] – Din sp., fr. marijuana. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  MARIJUANA [pr.: marihuána] f. Stupefiant obţinut din frunzele… …   Dicționar Român

  • marijuana — 1918, altered by influence of Spanish proper name Maria Juana Mary Jane from mariguan (1894), from Mex.Sp. marihuana, of uncertain origin. Marijuana ... makes you sensitive. Courtesy has a great deal to do with being sensitive. Unfortunately… …   Etymology dictionary

  • marijuana — n. 1. A strong smelling Asian plant ({Cannabis sativa}), also called {hemp}, from which a number of euphorogenic and halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is predominently due to {tetrahydrocannabinol} ({THC}). [Also spelled… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • marijuana — index cannabis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 marijuana n. Cannabis; a plant wh …   Law dictionary

  • marijuana — s. m. [Botânica] Variedade de cânhamo cujas folhas e flores têm propriedades que provocam alterações no sistema nervoso central. = HAXIXE   ‣ Etimologia: espanhol marijuana …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Marijuana — Marijuana,   Synonym für Stoned …   Universal-Lexikon

  • marijuană — marijuánă s. f. (pl. – ) Trimis de gall, 02.02.2008. Sursa: DMLR …   Dicționar Român

  • marijuana — /mæri hwa:nə/, it. /mari wana/ s. angloamer. [voce di origine prob. sp., di etimo incerto], usato in ital. al femm., invar. [droga leggera che si ottiene facendo seccare le foglie della canapa indiana e che generalm. si fuma in sigarette]… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • marijuana — ⊕ marijuana → marihuana …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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