dagga
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
From Afrikaans, from Nama dachab.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdaɡə/, /ˈdaxa/
[edit] Noun
dagga (uncountable)
- (South Africa) Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa indica, or a similar plant of the genus Leonotis.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 217:
- He started to supplement them by smuggling dagga, and soon found it so profitable that he left the factory altogether.
- 1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon:
- A few basic points, Sir. First, no unnatural Activities. Second, no Opium, no Dagga, no Ardent Spirits, no Wine, and so on.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 217:
[edit] Etymology 2
From Shona
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
dagga (uncountable)
