canyac

Spanish

Etymology

From Jamaican Creole ganja (“marijuana”), borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kanˈʝak/ [kãɲˈɟ͡ʝak]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /kanˈʝak/ [kãɲˈɟ͡ʝak]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kanˈʃak/ [kãnʲˈʃak]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kanˈʒak/ [kãnʲˈʒak]

• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: can‧yac

Noun

canyac m (plural canyacs)

1. (Panama, slang, dated) marijuana

   Synonyms: (Panama) kenke, marihuana