marijuana

• marihuana

From Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguana. First attested from 1894 of uncertain origin.

Alteration by influence of the proper name María Juana (“Mary Jane”) is believed to be folk etymology.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/, /ˌmæɹ-/, /-ˈhwɑ-/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/

marijuana (usually uncountable, plural marijuanas)

1. A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, Cannabis (drug).

   After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.

   • 2017 April 2, John Oliver, “Marijuana”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 7, HBO:

     Exactly. Marijuana is something we just all gradually decided is okay, like Mark Wahlberg as a serious actor. “You know what? Sure, I’ve decided I’m fine with that.”

2. The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

• See also Thesaurus:marijuana

• → Italian: marijuana

• Appendix:Cannabis slang

• “marijuana” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁi.ʁwa.na/, /ma.ʁi.ʒɥa.na/

marijuana f (plural marijuanas)

1. marijuana, cannabis

Borrowed from English marijuana, from Mexican Spanish marihuana.

• IPA^(key): /ma.riˈwa.na/, [mär̺iˈwäːn̺ä]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧juà‧na

marijuana f (uncountable)

1. marijuana, specifically:
   1. Drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, cannabis.
   2. The hemp plant itself: Cannabis sativa.

• “marijuana” in Il dizionario della lingua italiana De Mauro

• cannabis sativa on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Spanish marihuana.

• IPA^(key): [ma.riˈwa.na], [ma.riˈhwa.na]

marijuana f (uncountable)

1. marijuana

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