Bhang
//bæŋ// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, traditionally consumed in food or drink, especially during Hindu festivals such as Holi. uncountable
- 2 a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India wordnet
- 3 Cannabis or its preparations generally. India, Kenya, Uganda, uncountable
"Almost from the outset of her arrival in the town, soft-muted music, the strange, heart-rending, mournful music of the East - suggestive of apes, and pearls, and bhang, and the colour blue - was to be heard, surging from the Nook in monotonous improvisation."
Example
More examples"Almost from the outset of her arrival in the town, soft-muted music, the strange, heart-rending, mournful music of the East - suggestive of apes, and pearls, and bhang, and the colour blue - was to be heard, surging from the Nook in monotonous improvisation."
Etymology
Transliteration of Hindustani بھانگ / भाँग (bhāṅg).
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