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Spanish
Etymology
From Jamaican Creole ganja (“marijuana”), borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /kanˈʝak/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kanˈʃak/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kanˈʒak/
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: can‧yac
Noun
canyac m (plural canyacs)
- (Panama, slang, dated) marijuana
- Synonyms: (Panama) kenke, marihuana