| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| hashish |
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| SYLLABICATION: | hash·ish |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  h sh  sh , - sh, h-shsh, hä- |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also hash·eesh ( hshsh, h-shsh, hä-) |
| NOUN: | A purified resin prepared from the flowering tops of the female cannabis plant and smoked or chewed as a narcotic or an intoxicant. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Arabic  a  , hemp, dried grass, from aa, to mow. See  in Appendix II.
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