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Where does “حَشِيش” come from?

حَشِيش (Arabic): dry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish

Definitions

  1. dry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish

Words derived from “حَشِيش”

  • assassination
  • assassin
  • hash
  • assassinate
  • hashish
  • rehash
  • hasher
  • Hashshashin
  • assassinator
  • hashy
  • unhash
  • hashable
  • assassinee
  • hashkey
  • hashhouse
  • hashlike
  • assassinlike
  • hashhead
  • rehasher
  • assassinous
  • hash brownie
  • assassinship
  • superassassin
  • assassinatee