marijuana

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguana. First attested from 1894 of uncertain origin. 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/
  • Audio (RP)(file)

Noun

marijuana (usually uncountable, plural marijuanas)

  1. The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
    After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.
    • 1957, Jack Kerouac, chapter 13, in On the Road, Viking Press, OCLC 43419454, part 1:
      You could smell tea, weed, I mean marijuana, floating in the air, together with the chili beans and beer.
    • 2017 April 2, “Marijuana”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 7, HBO:
      Exactly. Marijuana is something we just all gradually decided is okay, like Mark Wahlberg as a serious actor. “You know what? Sure, I’ve decided I’m fine with that.”
  2. The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

Descendants
  • → Italian: marijuana

Translations

See also
  • Appendix:Cannabis slang

Further reading

French

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

Noun

marijuana f (plural marijuanas)

  1. marijuana, cannabis

Further reading

Italian
Una pianta di marijuana in fiore – A flowering marijuana plant

Etymology

Borrowed from English marijuana, from Mexican Spanish marihuana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.riˈwa.na/, /ma.rjuˈa.na/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ri‧juà‧na

Noun

marijuana f (uncountable)

  1. marijuana

References
  1. marijuana in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾi.ʒuˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ma.ɾi.ʒʊˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ma.ɾiˈʒwɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾi.ʒuˈɐ.na/ [ma.ɾi.ʒʊˈɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /ma.ɾiˈʒwɐ.na/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾiˈʒwɐ.nɐ/

  • 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
gender f uncountable
Nom/Acc marijuana
Gen/Dat marijuanei

See also
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