"dagga" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaɡə/ [General-South-African], /ˈdaxa/ [General-South-African] Audio: En-dagga.oga Forms: daggas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans dagga, from Khoekhoe daxab. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|dagga}} Afrikaans dagga, {{der|en|naq|daxab}} Khoekhoe daxab Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dagga (countable and uncountable, plural daggas)
  1. (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia) Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica, or a similar plant of the species Leonotis leonurus. Tags: Namibia, South-Africa, Zimbabwe, countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Marijuana Derived forms: wild dagga (taxonomic: Leonotis leonurus) Translations (dagga): тра́вка (trávka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dagga-en-noun-8MhZfn0H Disambiguation of Marijuana: 62 38 Categories (other): Namibian English, South African English, Zimbabwe English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɑːɡə/ [UK]
Etymology: From Shona dhaka. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sn|dhaka}} Shona dhaka Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dagga (uncountable)
  1. (South Africa) Cement. Tags: South-Africa, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lamioideae subfamily plants
    Sense id: en-dagga-en-noun-s5wK6Tm~ Disambiguation of Lamioideae subfamily plants: 45 55 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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