charas
charas noun: cannabis resin, used as an intoxicant in North India and Pakistan.
Noun
charas (uncountable)
- Cannabis resin, used as an intoxicant in North India and Pakistan.
- She had not smoked the charas to abdicate responsibility but to be sure of seizing her opportunity2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage, published 2006, page 61
charas meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Punjabi
charas in Hindi
- cannabis resin
- चरस caras
charas in Tamil
- கஞ்சா, கஞ்சாசெடி
charas in Urdu
- cannabis resin
- چرس caras
charas in Punjabi
- cannabis resin
- ਚਰਸ caras
More languagesFewer languages
- charas in Persian
- چرس čaras
Forms of charas
| alternative form | charras |
|---|---|
| alternative form | churrus |
Origin of charas
Borrowed from Hindustani चरस / چرس (caras).
Questions about charas
- What does charas mean?
- Charas means cannabis resin, used as an intoxicant in North India and Pakistan.
- What is charas in Hindi?
- Charas in Hindi is चरस (caras). See Charas meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is charas?
- Charas is a noun.
Words near charas in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: charas (page history and authors); charas (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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