"dagga" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaɡə/, /ˈdaxa/ 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, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Russian translations
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: 44 56 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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