marijuana

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English

Alternative forms

• marihuana (less common)

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguana. First attested in 1874 in the publications of Hubert Howe Bancroft. Altered by influence of a folk etymology involving the proper name María Juana (“Mary Jane”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

marijuana (usually uncountable, plural marijuanas)

1. The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
2. The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Italian: marijuana

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Cannabis slang

Further reading

• marijuana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• marijuana (word) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “marijuana”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

French

Pronunciation

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

Noun

marijuana f (plural marijuanas)

1. marijuana, cannabis

Further reading

• “marijuana”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English marijuana, from Mexican Spanish marihuana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.riˈwa.na/, /ma.rjuˈa.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧juà‧na

Noun

marijuana f (uncountable)

1. marijuana

References

Further reading

• cannabis sativa on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• marijuana on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• marijuana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• “marijuana” in Il dizionario della lingua italiana De Mauro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧ju‧a‧na

Noun

marijuana f (plural marijuanas)

1. marijuana, cannabis

   Synonyms: canábis, (Mozambique) suruma

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French marijuana, from Spanish marihuana.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

marijuana f (uncountable)

1. marijuana

Declension

See also

• hașiș

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marihuana.

Noun

marijuana c

1. marijuana

Declension

Synonyms (slang)

• gräs
• grönt
• braj
• äzi
• brass
• jazztobak
• w

See also

• gås
• hasch
• holk
• mecka

References

• marijuana in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• marijuana in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)