The dried leaves and stems of cannabis, used as a drug; especially common slang in South Africa.
From Afrikaans and South African English, possibly from an African language origin. First recorded in South African texts in the 19th century as the local term for marijuana.
The word 'dagga' became so widespread in South African English that it appears in legal documents and government policy—showing how local culture shapes official language!
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