Dagga

//ˈdaɡə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica, or a similar plant of the species Leonotis leonurus. Namibia, South-Africa, Zimbabwe, countable, uncountable

    "He started to supplement them by smuggling dagga, and soon found it so profitable that he left the factory altogether."

  2. 2
    Cement. South-Africa, uncountable
  3. 3
    relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco wordnet

Synonyms

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cape daggaleonotis leonurusred daggawilde dagga

Example

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"He started to supplement them by smuggling dagga, and soon found it so profitable that he left the factory altogether."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Afrikaans dagga, from Khoekhoe daxab.

Etymology 2

From Shona dhaka.

Related phrases

wild dagga

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