Dagga

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Etymology 2 1.5 Noun 1.6 Etymology 3 1.7 Noun

English

Etymology

Afrikaans, from Nama daχa.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'dægə/

Noun

dagga

1. Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa indica

   • 1997: A few basic points, Sir. First, no unnatural Activities. Second, no Opium, no Dagga, no Ardent Spirits, no Wine, and so on. — Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon

Etymology 2

From the Khoe daxa-b.

Noun

dagga

1. (South African English) Cannabis, especially Leonotis leonurus.

Etymology 3

From the Shona.

Noun

dagga

1. (South African English) Cement.