Definition
A fiber-producing plant, possibly a type of hemp or related to cannabis, used for rope and textile production.
Etymology
From Spanish 'cáñamo' (hemp), from Latin 'cannabis.' The word traveled through Spanish colonial contact with both Mediterranean and New World fibrous plants.
Kelly Says
Canamo shows how the word for hemp traveled globally—from Latin through Spanish into English—as Europeans encountered different fiber plants and tried to categorize them using familiar names.
Translations
CACatalà
canari
ka-na-ree
CSČeština
konopí
ko-no-pee
ELΕλληνικά
καννάβις
kan-na-vis
ESEspañol
canapo
ka-na-po
FRFrançais
chanvre
shan-vruh
HAHA
marijuana
ma-ri-hu-a-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
ganja
gan-ja
IGIG
marijuana
ma-ri-hu-a-na
ITItaliano
canapa
ka-na-pa
KKKK
marijuana
ma-ri-hu-a-na
MSBahasa Melayu
ganja
gan-ja
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စိတ်
chaw-kye-seet
PLPolski
konopie
kon-o-pee
PTPortuguês
canapa
ka-na-pa
RORomână
cânepă
cha-ne-pa
RUРусский
конопля
konoplya
SWKiswahili
marijuana
ma-ri-hu-a-na
TAதமிழ்
கன்னாபம்
kan-na-pam
TEతెలుగు
గంజాయి
gan-ja-ee
TLTL
marijuana
ma-ri-hu-a-na
TRTürkçe
kenevir
ke-ne-vir
UKУкраїнська
конопля
konoplya
VITiếng Việt
lúa gai
lua-gai
YOYO
marijuana
ma-ri-hu-a-na
ZUZU
marijuana
ma-ri-hu-a-na