Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dagga

/ˈdɑːɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: dag-ga
IPA: /ˈdɑːɡə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica, or a similar plant of the species Leonotis leonurus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He started to supplement them by smuggling dagga, and soon found it so profitable that he left the factory altogether."
"A few basic points, Sir. First, no unnatural Activities. Second, no Opium, no Dagga, no Ardent Spirits, no Wine, and so on."

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dagga, from Khoekhoe daxab.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: dagga, daxab, dhaka

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɑːɡə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

daggas (plural)

Phrases

wild dagga

Synonyms

cape dagga red dagga wilde dagga leonotis leonurus

Questions

How do you pronounce dagga?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑːɡə/.
What does dagga mean?: Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica, or a similar plant of the species Leonotis leonurus.
Where does dagga come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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