Meaning & use
ganja
An informal, chiefly Caribbean term for marijuana, the dried leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant.
See it in a sentence
The reggae lyrics openly celebrated ganja as part of Rastafarian spiritual practice.
Police found a small bag of ganja hidden in the glove compartment.
A note on using this word
Ganja comes from Hindi and is strongly associated with Jamaican and Rastafarian culture; it is informal and not used in legal or medical contexts.
Words with a similar meaning
marijuanacannabisweed
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