mar ‧ i ‧ jua ‧ na /ˌmærəˈwɑːnə, ˌmærɪˈwɑːnə, -ˈhwɑːnə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Mexican Spanish ; Origin: mariguana , marihuana ]
an illegal drug smoked like a cigarette, made from the dried leaves of the ↑ hemp plant SYN cannabis