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Ganja

//ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Azerbaijan.
Noun
  1. 1
    Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect. Caribbean, India, Singapore, especially, uncountable, usually

    "Whilst a ganja-eater was catching fish on the bank of a river, a man from another country came and asked which was the road and what was his name; he replied that his name was "eater of six maunds of ganja.""

  2. 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 wordnet
  3. 3
    a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian گنجه (ganja), from Middle Persian gncg (Ganzag).

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