charas
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hindustani चरस / چرس (caras).
Noun edit
charas (uncountable)
- Cannabis resin, used as an intoxicant in India.
- 2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage, published 2006, page 61:
- She had not smoked the charas to abdicate responsibility but to be sure of seizing her opportunity
Translations edit
cannabis resin
References edit
- “charas”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “charas”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “charas” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
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charas f pl