Hasheesh


[hash-eesh, -ish, ha-sheesh, hah-] /ˈhæʃ iʃ, -ɪʃ, hæˈʃiʃ, hɑ-/

noun
1.
the flowering tops and leaves of Indian hemp smoked, chewed, or drunk as a narcotic and intoxicant.
2.
the dried resinous exudate of the flowering tops of this plant, containing larger amounts of the active ingredient.
/ˈhæʃiːʃ; -ɪʃ/
noun
1.
a purified resinous extract of the dried flower tops of the female hemp plant, used as a hallucinogenic See also cannabis
2.
any hallucinogenic substance prepared from this resin
n.

1590s, from Arabic hashish “powdered hemp,” literally “dry herb,” from hashsha “it became dry, it dried up.”

hashish hash·ish (hāsh’ēsh’, -ĭsh, hā-shēsh’, hä-)
n.
A purified resin prepared from the flowering tops of the female cannabis plant and smoked or chewed as a narcotic or an intoxicant.

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