Meanings
- IndiauncountableHeroin.
Chitta (Diacetymorphine, a semisynthetic opioid), is an adulterated form of heroine^([sic]) and is addictive.
2020 January 11, Nov 2020 - English - Himachal Competition Focus (Himachal Competition Focus), Sarla Publications Private Limited, page 42 more examples
She was admitted the Centre for her heroin/chitta addiction on the insistence of her family. She was introduced to the drug by her husband, who was a drug addict and a peddler.
(Can we date this quote?), Abhijit Dhillon, “Gender and Drug Use in Punjab: A study of Female Drug Users at Navkiran De-addiction Centre, Kapurthala”, in JSPS, volume 28, number 1One of them got me 'chitta'(synthetic drug produced from heroin and other substances) for free. I asked him what does he want in return, he said 'its okay between friends'. He kept getting me chitta for free for some days, gradually I started getting addicted. Once he was sure, I was 'hooked' he started charing me Rs. 2000-3000.
2021 October 1, Sanjeev P. Sahni, Poulomi Bhadra, Criminal Psychology and the Criminal Justice System in India and Beyond, Springer Nature, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 75
Origin
- Punjabiਚਿੱਟਾ
- Englishchitta
From Punjabi ਚਿੱਟਾ (ciṭṭā).
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chitta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chitta
“chitta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chitta. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chitta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chitta.
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