Hashshashin

H4A1S1H4S1H4A1S1H4I1N1

noun

A religious group who used hashish to create mystic visions; they later became associated with the assassination of invading Christian leaders during the Crusades; their descendants are the Khojas.

OriginArabic حَشَّاشِين →
Scrabble 23
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounHashshashin pl (plural only)

alternative Hashashin

  1. pluralplural onlyA religious group who used hashish to create mystic visions; they later became associated with the assassination of invading Christian leaders during the Crusades; their descendants are the Khojas.

Origin

  1. Arabicحَشَّاشِين“hashish smokers”
  2. EnglishHashshashin

From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish smokers”), from حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hashish”)

More words from Arabic

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Spanish hashshashin
  • hashshashinHashashin
Cite this entry
APA

Hashshashin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hashshashin

MLA

“Hashshashin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hashshashin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hashshashin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hashshashin.

Source: Hashshashin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.