bhang
/ˈbæŋ/US/ˈbeɪ̯ŋ/
bhang noun: a traditional South Asian preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, consumed in food or drink.
Noun
bhang (uncountable)
- A traditional South Asian preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, consumed in food or drink.
- Cannabis or its preparations generally.
- Almost from the outset of her arrival in the town, soft-muted music, the strange, heart-rending, mournful music of the East - suggestive of apes, and pearls, and bhang, and the colour blue - was to be heard, surging from the Nook in monotonous improvisation.1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 36
- Stramonium seed, mixed with wine, produces, according to a seventeenth century erotologist, libidinous activity. The effects, the write asserts, are similar to those produced by bhang.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 229
bhang meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
bhang in Hindi
- bhang
- भाँग bhāṅg
bhang in Marathi
- bhang, hashish, Cannabis sativa
- भांग bhāṅga
bhang in Urdu
- bhang, cannabis
- بنگ baṅg
- bhang
- بھانگ bhāṅg
bhang in Bengali
- bhang, cannabis, hemp
- ভাং bhaṅ
More languagesFewer languages
- bhang in Telugu
- భంగు bhaṅgu
- bhang in Gujarati
- ભાંગ bhāṅg
Examples of bhang in a sentence
- He rolled out from under Zelikman, who looked surprised as if by the turn his bhang dream had taken.2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre 2008, page 101:
- Government-approved bhang shops thrive next to sweet shops flaunting rows of local desserts inside brightly lit, glass-panelled counters.2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 13:
Forms of bhang
| alternative form (archaic) | bang |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | bangue |
| alternative form (archaic) | benj |
Origin of bhang
Transliteration of Hindustani بھانگ / भाँग (bhāṅg).
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Phrases with bhang
Words that rhyme with bhang
Questions about bhang
- What does bhang mean?
- Bhang means a traditional South Asian preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, consumed in food or drink.
- What is bhang in Hindi?
- Bhang in Hindi is भाँग (bhāṅg). See Bhang meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use bhang in a sentence?
- He rolled out from under Zelikman, who looked surprised as if by the turn his bhang dream had taken.
- What part of speech is bhang?
- Bhang is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bhang?
- Bhang is pronounced /ˈbæŋ/.
Words near bhang in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bhang (page history and authors); भाँग (Hindi) (page history and authors); भांग (Marathi) (page history and authors); بنگ (Urdu) (page history and authors); ভাং (Bengali) (page history and authors); భంగు (Telugu) (page history and authors); ભાંગ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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