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majoon

majoon is the alternative form of majoun.

Meaning of majoun

Noun

majoun (uncountable)

  1. A paste originating in Morocco, made from marijuana and honey, and ingested as a recreational drug.
    • I recall once after an overdose of Majoun (this is Cannabis dried and finely powdered to consistency of green powdered sugar and mixed with some confection or other usually tasting like gritty plum pudding, but the choice of confectionary is arbitrary . . .).1962 [1959], William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press, pages 219–220

Forms of majoon

pluralmajoons

Questions about majoon

What is majoon the alternative form of?
Majoon is the alternative form of majoun.

Words near majoon in the dictionary

  1. majolica
  2. majolicas
  3. majolicaware
  4. majolist
  5. majolists
  6. majoon
  7. majoons
  8. major
  9. major appliance
  10. major appliances
  11. major arcana

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