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dag·ga

(dăg′ə)

n. South African

Indian hemp used as a narcotic; cannabis.

[Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi dachab.]

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dagga

(ˈdaxə; ˈdɑːɡə)

(Recreational Drugs) informal South African a local name for marijuana

[C19: from Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi dagab]

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dagga - relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco

Cape dagga, Leonotis leonurus, red dagga, wilde dagga

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

genus Leonotis, Leonotis - small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa

dagga

noun (S. African) cannabis, marijuana, pot (slang), dope (slang), hash (slang), black (slang), blow (slang), smoke (informal), stuff (slang), leaf (slang), tea (U.S. slang), grass (slang), chronic (U.S. slang), weed (slang), hemp, gage (U.S. dated slang), hashish, mary jane (U.S. slang), ganja, bhang, kif, wacky baccy (slang), sinsemilla, charas people who drive while high on dagga and alcohol

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