marijuana
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əˈwɑAlso, ma·ri·hua·na.
Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish marihuana, mariguana; traditional association with the personal name María Juana is probably a folk etymology
1890–95, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish marihuana, mariguana; traditional association with the personal name María Juana is probably a folk etymology
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marijuana or marihuana (ˌmærɪˈhwɑːnə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also cannabis the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, used for its euphoric effects, esp in the form of cigarettes |
| 2. | another name for hemp |
| [C19: from Mexican Spanish] | |
| marihuana or marihuana | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Mexican Spanish] | |
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Word Origin & History
marijuana
1918, alt. by influence of Sp. proper name Maria Juana "Mary Jane" from mariguan (1894), from Mex.Sp. 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]
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marijuana mar·i·jua·na or mar·i·hua·na (mār'ə-wä'nə)
n.
The cannabis plant.
A preparation made from the dried flower clusters and leaves of the cannabis plant, usually smoked or eaten to induce euphoria.
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Notably, marijuana use causes the eyes to turn red temporarily.
He confessed to marijuana use but claimed he did not use hard drugs.
Blunt cigar paper is also used to roll marijuana, after the tobacco is discarded.
The missing tobacco is replaced with marijuana or hashish, and rerolled.
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