dagga en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈdaxa/ (General-South-African)
- /ˈdaɡə/ (General-South-African)
- audio South Africa
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans dagga, from Khoekhoe daxab.
Meanings
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(Namibia, South-Africa, Zimbabwe, countable, uncountable) Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica, or a similar plant of the species Leonotis leonurus.
He started to supplement them by smuggling dagga, and soon found it so profitable that he left the factory altogether.
1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 217:A few basic points, Sir. First, no unnatural Activities. Second, no Opium, no Dagga, no Ardent Spirits, no Wine, and so on.
1997, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 7, in Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part One: Latitudes and Departures, page 65:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| daggas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
ru тра́вка (dagga) · ngh ǃxʼam (dagga)