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cannabis

cannabis

noun KAH-nah-bees Rare

Origin: Latin cannabis, from Greek kannabis (hemp)

Usage Note

Cannabis is invariable in Spanish (no plural inflection); it takes a masculine article: el cannabis. Colloquial synonyms include marihuana, hierba, and in Spain porros (joints). Legal and medical texts use cannabis exclusively; street speech rarely does.

Examples

"El uso medicinal del cannabis está regulado."

Natural Translation

The medicinal use of cannabis is regulated.

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