bhang
/ˈbeɪ̯ŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.77 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A traditional South Asian preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, consumed in food or drink.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Almost from the outset of her arrival in the town, soft-muted music, the strange, heart-rending, mournful music of the East - suggestive of apes, and pearls, and bhang, and the colour blue - was to be heard, surging from the Nook in monotonous improvisation."
- "Stramonium seed, mixed with wine, produces, according to a seventeenth century erotologist, libidinous activity. The effects, the write asserts, are similar to those produced by bhang."
- "He rolled out from under Zelikman, who looked surprised as if by the turn his bhang dream had taken."
- "Government-approved bhang shops thrive next to sweet shops flaunting rows of local desserts inside brightly lit, glass-panelled counters."
Etymology
Transliteration of Hindustani بھانگ / भाँग (bhāṅg).
Word Breakdown
- Root: भञ्ज्
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ/