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majum

majum 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

Questions about majum

What is majum the alternative form of?
Majum is the alternative form of majoun.

Words near majum in the dictionary

  1. majour
  2. majours
  3. majties
  4. majty
  5. Majuli
  6. majum
  7. Majumdar
  8. Majumdars
  9. majun
  10. Majur
  11. Majuro

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