What does "hashish" mean?

The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.

What is a synonym for "hashish"?

Common synonyms include: acid, amnesia, antidepressant, ataractic, belladonna, blow.

//həˈʃiːʃ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking. uncountable, usually
"Coyly at first, but less guardedly as we grew bolder, we smoked the forbidden weed "Hashísh," conversing lengthily the while about that world of which I had seen so much."
2
purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen wordnet
3
A cannabis extract. uncountable, usually
4
Marijuana generally. slang, uncountable, usually

"The seneschal gets his packets of dried hashish stems at those dear Serge and Sacha's place."

From Arabic حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hay, dried herb”).

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