hashish
pronunciation
How to pronounce hashish in British English:
UK [ˈhæʃi:ʃ]
How to pronounce hashish in American English:
US ['hæʃiʃ]
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- Noun:
- purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
Word Origin
- hashish (n.)
- also hasheesh, 1590s, from Arabic hashish "powdered hemp," extended from sense "herbage, hay," from hashsha "it became dry, it dried up."
Example
- 1. The next few days were full sightseeing , sex and hashish .
- 2. 10 / 14 Karachi , pakistan : people smoke hashish
- 3. Nearly 9 tons of narcotics , including opium and hashish , were burned , according to the afghan anti-narcotics ministry .
- 4. 13 / 13 Kandahar , afghanistan : police stand guard as they burn newly seized drugs such as heroin and hashish , and illegal alcohol
- 5. It 's the cult fragrance that first smells of tarry hashish before mellowing to fragrantly burnt weeds .