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noun
- a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
- a water pipe.
noun
- a preparation of the leaves and flower tops of Indian hemp, which has psychoactive properties: much used in IndiaSee also cannabis
1590s, from Hindi bhang “narcotic from hemp,” from Sanskrit bhangah “hemp.” Cognate with Russian penika, Polish pienka (from Russian) “hemp.” The word first appears in Western Europe in Portuguese (1560s).