hasjiesj
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic حشيش.
First mentioned as "assis" by Jan Huyghen van Linschoten in 1596.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑ.ʃiʃ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ha‧sjiesj
Related terms
References
- Burnell, Arthur Coke, Tiele, P.A (1885) The voyage of John Huyghen van Linschoten to the East Indies (from the old English translation of 1598: the first book, containing his description of the East), London: The Hakluyt Society, page 116 Full text at Internet Archive. Chapter on Bangue.
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