dagga

[ dag-uh ]

/ ˈdæg ə /

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noun South African.

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Origin of dagga

First recorded in 1670–75; from Afrikaans, first spelling da(c)cha, literally, “hemp,” originally a similar indigenous plant of the genus Leontis, from Khoikhoi; compare Nama daxa-b

Words nearby dagga

Dagan, Dagda, Dagenham, Dagestan, Dagestan Republic, dagga, dagger, daggerboard, daggers drawn, at, daggle, daggy

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How to use dagga in a sentence

Sugden, however, thought it a most unusual spectacle and would have taken a whiff of the dagga himself if he had been urged.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil
Dagga weed was Sugden's most interesting discovery up to that time and it whetted his appetite.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil
We must have arrived at a slack moment, for they were all smoking dagga weed and enjoying it to the full.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil
Sugden had spent the afternoon with L'Tunga and had watched the witch-doctors smoke dagga weed.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil

British Dictionary definitions for dagga

dagga

/ (ˈdaxə, ˈdɑːɡə) /

noun

Southern African informal a local name for marijuana

Word Origin for dagga

C19: from Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi dagab

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