maconha

Portuguese

maconha

Etymology

From Kimbundu makanha, plural of rikanha (“tobacco”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈkõ.ɲɐ/ [maˈkõ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈkõ.ɲɐ/ [maˈkõ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈko.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈko.ɲɐ/

• Rhymes: -oɲɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧co‧nha

Noun

maconha f (plural maconhas)

1. (Brazil) cannabis; marijuana (plant)
2. (Brazil) marijuana (drug)

   Synonyms: bagulho, beque, brenfa, erva, fumo, liamba, marijuana

Coordinate terms

• ácido, cocaína, crack, heroína, LSD

Derived terms

• maconheiro (“stoner, pothead”)

Further reading

• “maconha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024