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bhangah
Sanskrit · ancient
"hemp, cannabis"
named hemp or cannabis
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bhang
Hindi · 16th c.
"an edible or drinkable cannabis preparation"
the everyday North Indian word for a cannabis preparation
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bangue
Portuguese · 1560s
"the Indian cannabis drink"
Portuguese travelers in India recorded the word for Europe
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bhang
English · 17th c.
"a preparation of cannabis leaves, consumed in South Asia"
settled as the English name for the Indian cannabis preparation
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