different between hyssop vs marijuana

English

Etymology

Via Latin hysopum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (húss?pos), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?h?.s?p/

Noun

hyssop (countable and uncountable, plural hyssops)

1. Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally
2. Any of several similar plants
   1. Agastache foeniculum, blue giant hyssop
3. (obsolete, US) The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)
4. (biblical) A plant used used for sprinkling of blood or water in purification rituals and at Passover, Origanum syriacum

Derived terms

• anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
• bastard hyssop (Teucrium pseudo-hyssopus)
• giant hyssops (Agastache spp.)
• hedge hyssops (Gratiola spp.)
• water hyssops (Bacopa spp.)
• wild hyssops (Agastache cana, Hyssopus spp., or Verbena officinalis)

Translations

References

• Hyssopus officinalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hyssopus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hyssopus (Lamiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• phossy, sposhy

English

Alternative forms

• marihuana

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguana. First attested from 1894 of uncertain origin. Alteration by influence of the proper name María Juana (“Mary Jane”) is believed to be folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m????w?.n?/, /?mæ?-/, /-?hw?-/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?mæ???w??.n?/

Noun

marijuana (usually uncountable, plural marijuanas)

1. A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, cannabis.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana
2. The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

Descendants

• ? Italian: marijuana

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Cannabis slang

Further reading

• marijuana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• marijuana (word) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “marijuana”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.?i.?wa.na/, /ma.?i.??a.na/

Noun

marijuana f (plural marijuanas)

1. marijuana, cannabis

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English marijuana, from Mexican Spanish marihuana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ri?wa.na/, /ma.rju?a.na/
• Hyphenation: ma?ri?juà?na

Noun

marijuana f (uncountable)

1. marijuana

Further reading

• cannabis sativa on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• marijuana on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• marijuana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• “marijuana” in Il dizionario della lingua italiana De Mauro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma?ri?ju?a?na

Noun

marijuana f (plural marijuanas)

1. marijuana, cannabis

   Synonyms: canábis, (Mozambique) suruma

Romanian

Etymology

Spanish marihuana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma.ri?wa.na], [ma.ri?hwa.na]

Noun

marijuana f (uncountable)

1. marijuana

Declension

See also

• ha?i?