Banga

/ˈbæŋɡə/ noun

A traditional West African percussion instrument, or in some contexts, a term for cannabis or marijuana.

From Bantu and West African languages. The percussion instrument sense is well-documented; the slang sense emerged in 20th-century usage, particularly in British and Caribbean English.

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