"ganja" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/ [India], /ˈɡæn.dʒə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ganja.wav Forms: ganjas [plural], ganga [alternative], gunja [alternative], gunga [alternative, dated], gunjah [alternative, dated]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|गांजा}} Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), {{der|en|sa|गञ्जा||hemp}} Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} ganja (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)
  1. (especially India, Singapore, Caribbean) Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect. Tags: Caribbean, India, Singapore, especially, uncountable, usually Derived forms: ganj, ganjaism, ganjapreneur Translations (slang for marijuana): ganja (Afrikaans), গাঁজা (gãja) (Bengali), ဂန်ဂျာ (gan-gya) (Burmese), ganja [common-gender] (Danish), Ganja [neuter] (German), ગાંજો (gā̃jo) (Gujarati), गांजा (gāñjā) [masculine] (Hindi), गाँजा (gāñjā) [masculine] (Hindi), ಗಾಂಜಾ (gāñjā) (Kannada), កញ្ឆា (kɑɑkɑñchaa) (Khmer), ກັນຊາ (kan sā) (Lao), ganja (Malay), കഞ്ചാവ് (kañcāvŭ) (Malayalam), गाँजा (gā̃jā) (Nepali), ganja [feminine] (Portuguese), ganza [feminine] (Portuguese), ਗਾਂਜਾ (gāñjā) (Punjabi), га̑нџа [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), gȃndža [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), கஞ்சா (kañcā) (Tamil), గంజాయి (gañjāyi) (Telugu), กัญชา (gan-chaa) (Thai), گَانْجَا (gānjā) [masculine] (Urdu), cần sa (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-ganja-en-noun-tmf3cq0K Categories (other): Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Indian English, Jamaican English, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Serbo-Croatian terms with redundant script codes, Singapore English, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Kannada translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Nepali translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Marijuana, Recreational drugs Synonyms: bhang, benj [obsolete], boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba, choof, daccha [dated], dank, devil's lettuce, djamba, doja, doobage, dope, endo, gage [dated], ganja, ganj, grass, green, greenery, hash, hashish, hemp, herb, Mary Jane, MJ, marihoochie, marijuana, Mary Joanna, method, mezz [dated], muggle [dated], mull, pot, puff, reefer, sens, sensimillia, sensimilla, shit, sweetleaf, tea [dated], Texas tea, trees, twig, wacky tobaccy, weed, yarndie [Australia], zaza, zombie [Australia]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "There were altogether 2,202 admissions to the five asylums of this province during that time, and of that number it was ascertained that 641 were ganja smokers, 117 were spirit drinkers, and 8 were opium-eaters, the percentages being ganja 291 spririts 5'8, opium 036 per cent.",
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          "sense": "slang for marijuana",
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          "sense": "slang for marijuana",
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          "sense": "slang for marijuana",
          "word": "កញ្ឆា"
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          "sense": "slang for marijuana",
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          "sense": "slang for marijuana",
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          "sense": "slang for marijuana",
          "word": "കഞ്ചാവ്"
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          "roman": "gā̃jā",
          "sense": "slang for marijuana",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:marijuana",
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      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "ganja"
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      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "ဂန်ဂျာ"
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      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ganja"
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      "code": "de",
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      "roman": "gā̃jo",
      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "ગાંજો"
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      "roman": "gāñjā",
      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "ಗಾಂಜಾ"
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      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "កញ្ឆា"
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      "roman": "kan sā",
      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "ກັນຊາ"
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      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "ganja"
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      "roman": "kañcāvŭ",
      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "കഞ്ചാവ്"
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      "roman": "gā̃jā",
      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "गाँजा"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ganja"
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      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ganza"
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      "code": "pa",
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      "roman": "gāñjā",
      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "ਗਾਂਜਾ"
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      "tags": [
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      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "gañjāyi",
      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "గంజాయి"
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      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "gan-chaa",
      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "กัญชา"
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      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "gānjā",
      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "گَانْجَا"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "slang for marijuana",
      "word": "cần sa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ganja"
}

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