Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: cha-ras
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cannabis resin, used as an intoxicant in North India and Pakistan.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She had not smoked the charas to abdicate responsibility but to be sure of seizing her opportunity"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani चरस / چرس (caras).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

charras (alternative) churrus (alternative)

Questions

What does charas mean?: Cannabis resin, used as an intoxicant in North India and Pakistan.
Where does charas come from?: Borrowed from Hindustani चरस / چرس (caras).

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