dagga
UK/ˈdɑːɡə/
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General South African/ˈdaɡə/
dagga noun: indian hemp, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica, or a similar plant of the species Leonotis leonurus.
Noun (1)
dagga (countable and uncountable, plural daggas)
- Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica, or a similar plant of the species Leonotis leonurus.
- He started to supplement them by smuggling dagga, and soon found it so profitable that he left the factory altogether.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 217
- A few basic points, Sir. First, no unnatural Activities. Second, no Opium, no Dagga, no Ardent Spirits, no Wine, and so on.1997, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 7, in Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part One: Latitudes and Departures, page 65
Noun (2)
dagga (uncountable)
Forms of dagga
| plural | daggas |
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Origin of dagga
Borrowed from Afrikaans dagga, from Khoekhoe daxab.
From Shona dhaka.
Words formed from dagga
- wild dagga
Questions about dagga
- What does dagga mean?
- Dagga means indian hemp, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica, or a similar plant of the species Leonotis leonurus.
- What part of speech is dagga?
- Dagga is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dagga?
- Dagga is pronounced /ˈdaɡə/ (General South African).
- What is the plural of dagga?
- The plural of dagga is daggas.
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