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gunjah

gunjah is the obsolete spelling of ganja.

Meaning of ganja

Noun

ganja (usually uncountable, plural ganjas)

  1. (Caribbean, Singapore, South-Asia, especially, usually) Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
    • Whilst a ganja-eater was catching fish on the bank of a river, a man from another country came and asked which was the road and what was his name; he replied that his name was "eater of six maunds of ganja."1873, Indian Antiquary, Volume 2, Popular Prakashan, page 271

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Questions about gunjah

What is gunjah the obsolete spelling of?
Gunjah is the obsolete spelling of ganja.

Words near gunjah in the dictionary

  1. gunias
  2. gunite
  3. gunites
  4. Guniyan
  5. gunja
  6. gunjah
  7. Gunjak
  8. Gunjala
  9. Gunjan
  10. gunjible
  11. gunjibles

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