A prepared form of opium that can be smoked; a semi-solid opium mixture used recreationally.
From Hindi chandu or Hindustani chandu (opium). The term entered English in the 19th century during the period of British colonial rule in India, when opium trade and consumption were widespread.
Chandoo carries the linguistic fingerprints of British colonialism—British writers and travelers borrowed the Hindi word directly because it was more specific than 'opium,' distinguishing the prepared, smokable form from raw opium in other forms.
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