Synonyms for marijuana


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mar-uh-wah-nuh
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmær əˈwɑ nə

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Définition of marijuana

Origin :
  • 1918, altered by influence of Spanish proper name Maria Juana "Mary Jane" from mariguan (1894), from Mexican Spanish marihuana, of uncertain origin.
  • Marijuana ... makes you sensitive. Courtesy has a great deal to do with being sensitive. Unfortunately marijuana makes you the kind of sensitive where you insist on everyone listening to the drum solo in Iron Butterfly's 'In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida' fifty or sixty times. [P.J. O'Rourke, "Modern Manners," 1983]
  • noun grass, pot
Example sentences :
  • Marijuana smoke contains more cancer-causing agents than tobacco.
  • Extract from : « What Works: Schools Without Drugs » by United States Department of Education
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