hasjiesj

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic حشيش.

First mentioned as "assis" by Jan Huyghen van Linschoten in 1596.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑ.ʃiʃ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧sjiesj

Noun

hasjiesj m (uncountable)

  1. hashish, hash

References

  1. ^ Burnell, Arthur Coke, Tiele, P.A (1885) The voyage of John Huyghen van Linschoten to the East Indies (from the old English translation of 1598: the first book, containing his description of the East)‎[1], London: The Hakluyt Society, page 116 Full text at Internet Archive. Chapter on Bangue.
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