marijuana
//ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə//
Forms
- Plural
- marijuanas
Definitions
1.The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
- After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.
- Sunday is 420 day, when lovers of marijuana get together to celebrate their fondness for weed.
- You could smell tea, weed, I mean marijuana, floating in the air, together with the chili beans and beer.
2.The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3755
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguana.
First attested in 1874 in the publications of Hubert Howe Bancroft.
Altered by influence of a folk etymology involving the proper name María Juana (“Mary Jane”).