haxixe

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hay, dried herb”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈʃi.ʃi/, /ʁaˈʃi.ʃi/ [haˈʃi.ʃi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈʃi.ʃi/, /ʁaˈʃi.ʃi/ [χaˈʃi.ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈʃi.ʃe/, /ʁaˈʃi.ʃe/ [haˈʃi.ʃe]

  • Rhymes: -iʃi, -iʃɨ
  • Hyphenation: ha‧xi‧xe

Noun

haxixe m (plural haxixes)

  1. hashish (dried leaves of the Indian hemp plant used as a narcotic)

Further reading

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