Definitions for ganjaˈgɑn dʒə, ˈgæn-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gan•jaˈgɑn dʒə, ˈgæn-(n.)

or gan•jah

  1. marijuana, esp. in the form of a potent preparation used chiefly for smoking.

    Category: Pharmacology

Origin of ganja:

1680–90; < Hindi g?jā; cf. Skt gañjā hemp

Princeton's WordNet

  1. marijuana, marihuana, ganja, Cannabis sativa(noun)

    a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared

  2. cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja(noun)

    the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

Wiktionary

  1. ganja(Noun)

    marijuana

  2. Ganja(ProperNoun)

    Second largest city of Azerbaijan, known as Yelizavetpol between 1804 and 1918 and as Kirovabad between 1935 and 1983. The birthplace of great Persian poet Nezami.

  3. Origin: From Bengali , from .

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ganja(noun)

    the dried hemp plant, used in India for smoking. It is extremely narcotic and intoxicating


Translations for ganja

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

hashish(noun)

(also hash ) (a drug made from) the dried leaves, flowers etc of the hemp plant, usually smoked or chewed; cannabis.

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