Meanings
dagga1
plural daggas
- NamibiaSouth AfricaZimbabwecountableuncountableIndian hemp, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica, or a similar plant of the species Leonotis leonurus.
He started to supplement them by smuggling dagga, and soon found it so profitable that he left the factory altogether.
1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 2171 more example
A few basic points, Sir. First, no unnatural Activities. Second, no Opium, no Dagga, no Ardent Spirits, no Wine, and so on.
1997, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 7, in Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part One: Latitudes and Departures, page 65
dagga2
- South AfricauncountableCement.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounrelatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
dagga · noun
- Khoekhoedaxab
- Afrikaansdagga
- Englishdagga
Borrowed from Afrikaans dagga, from Khoekhoe daxab.
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Full word history & related roots →dagga · noun
- Shonadhaka
- Englishdagga
From Shona dhaka.
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Russian тра́вка
- тра́вка (trávka)dagga
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Cite this entry
dagga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dagga
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