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   dagga

   /ˈdaɡə/

   noun

   • 1. cannabis: South African "while we waited we shared pipes of dagga"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi dachab.

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   Why is it called a dagga?

   • The term, dating to the 1660s, derives from the word dacha in the Khoekhoe language used to describe the plant as well as various species of Leonotis. The leaves of specifically the Leonotis leonurus resemble the cannabis leaf and is known locally as wild dagga.

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   What is a dagga called in South Africa?

   • Also known as Grass, boom, joint, zol, dope, skyf, weed, hash, majat (a low grade dagga), poison, peperskyf, ganja, Swazi Gold, Malawi Gold, mabange, insangu, imya, lebake, splif, Transkei Colly, Durban poison etc. In South Africa much of the dagga on the streets gets sold in small plastic bank bags, generally known as ‘bankies’.

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   Is Dagga a root noun or a noun?

   • Brian du Toit, in his book, Cannabis in Africa (1980) disagreed suggesting the Khoekhoe word daXa-b (tobacco), is the root noun from which the word dagga was derived. Their word for green is !am and when added to daXa-b it resulted in amaXa-b namely green tobacco.

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   How do you pronounce dagga in South Africa?

   • Sound file of the word being spoken by a South African. The double g's are pronounced much like the Scottish "lo ch ". Dagga (Afrikaans pronunciation: [/ˈdaχa/]) is a word used in certain areas of Southern Africa to describe cannabis.

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   Is dagga legal in South Africa?

   • Dagga has been legalised for private use in South Africa. The Constitutional Court has officially ruled that the personal use of dagga is not a criminal offence and Deputy Chief Justice Zondo said that the right to privacy is not confined to a home or private dwelling.

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   Is Dagga a portal drug?

   • Hashish-oil, an oily plant extract, can be dropped onto the tips of cigarettes or dripped into pipes and smoked. This is fairly uncommon in South Africa. Some drug counsellors see dagga as a portal drug, in other words, a drug which introduces a potential drug addict to mind-altering substances.

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   Dagga is a word used in Southern Africa to describe cannabis, derived from the Khoekhoe language or the Dutch word for tobacco. Learn about the etymology, usage and legal status of dagga in South Africa, as well as its cultural and political implications.

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   Definition of dagga noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. dagga. noun. /ˈdæxə/ South African English [ˈdɐxɐ] [uncountable] (South African English) marijuana (= a drug (illegal in many countries) made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, which gives the person smoking it a feeling of being relaxed)

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   Dagga definition: marijuana. . See examples of DAGGA used in a sentence.

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   Sep 19, 2018 · 5 facts and myths you should know about dagga. Dagga has been legalised for private use in South Africa. The Constitutional Court has officially ruled that the personal use of dagga is not a criminal offence and Deputy Chief Justice Zondo said that the right to privacy is not confined to a home or private dwelling.

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   Sep 7, 2010 · Dagga is South Africa’s most generally used drug. It is cheap, freely available. Also known as Grass, boom, joint, zol, dope, skyf, weed, hash, majat(a low grade dagga), poison, peperskyf, ganja, Swazi Gold, Malawi Gold, mabange, insangu, imya, lebake, splif, Transkei Colly, Durban poison etc.

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   : a Russian country cottage used especially in the summer. Examples of dacha in a Sentence.

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   UK /ˈdaɡə/ • UK /ˈdɑːɡə/ noun (mass noun) (South African English) cannabis while we waited we shared pipes of dagga Examples Superintendent Oates said once the growers had harvested their crops, they passed the dagga on to dealers who used various methods to transport it to the major cities.