"ganj" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɑːndʒ/, /ɡændʒ/
Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ganj (uncountable)
  1. (slang) ganja. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Marijuana
    Sense id: en-ganj-en-noun-D1f53VUY Disambiguation of Marijuana: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 17 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 72 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡʌndʒ/ Forms: ganjs [plural], ganjes [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi गंज (gañj). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|गंज}} Hindi गंज (gañj) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} ganj (plural ganjs or ganjes)
  1. (India) A market. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-ganj-en-noun-vIQY0jg1 Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ganj meaning in English (2.5kB)

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