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語源

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguana. First attested in 1874 in the publications of Hubert Howe Bancroft. Altered by influence of a folk etymology involving the proper name María Juana (“Mary Jane”).

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/, /ˌmæɹ-/, /-ˈhwɑ-/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/

名詞

marijuana (usually uncountable, plural marijuanas)

1. The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana

   After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.

   • 1957, Jack Kerouac, chapter 13, in On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC, part 1:

     You could smell tea, weed, I mean marijuana, floating in the air, together with the chili beans and beer.

   • 2017 April 2, “Marijuana”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 7, John Oliver (actor), via HBO:

     Exactly. Marijuana is something we just all gradually decided is okay, like Mark Wahlberg as a serious actor. “You know what? Sure, I’ve decided I’m fine with that.”

   • 2025 April 20, Sandee LaMotte, “Marijuana hospital visits linked to dementia diagnosis within 5 years, study finds”, in CNN‎:

     Sunday is 420 day, when lovers of marijuana get together to celebrate their fondness for weed.

2. The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

派生語

派生した語

• → Italian: marijuana

参考

• Appendix:Cannabis slang

Further reading

• cannabis (drug) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• marijuana (word) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “marijuana (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.