hemp
See also: Hemp
English
Etymology
From Middle English hemp, hempe, henpe, henoppe, henepe, henep, hanep, from Old English henep, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Doublet of cannabis and canvas.
Pronunciation
Noun
hemp (countable and uncountable, plural hemps)
- A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
- Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
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Translations
Cannabis sativa
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a coarse fibre
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Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch hemd (“shirt”), from Middle Dutch hemde, hemede, from Old Dutch *hemithi, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją. Cognate with German Hemd, Yiddish העמד (hemd).
Pronunciation
Noun
hemp (plural hemde, diminutive hempie)
- shirt
- 2009, Christien Neser, Kondensmelk.
- Hy was haar hemp terwyl hy saggies fluit.
- He is washing her shirt while he's whistling softly.
- 2009, Christien Neser, Kondensmelk.
Usage notes
- Note that the original -d- resurfaces in the plural hemde, but not in the diminutive.
Derived terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English henep, hænep (“hemp”), from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz; cognate to Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis).
Pronunciation
Noun
hemp (uncountable)
- Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
- Hempen fibre or products made of it.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “hemp (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-7.
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