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[–] Godric@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm curious, what is the Spanish word for Marijuana???

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It's Canabis with one n.

Also it's Cannabis in English.

"Numerous accounts say that "marijuana" came into popular usage in the U.S. in the early 20th century because anti-cannabis factions wanted to underscore the drug's "Mexican-ness." It was meant to play off of anti-immigrant sentiments."

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/07/14/201981025/the-mysterious-history-of-marijuana

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

That is indeed the joke

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Guys... marijuana is a spanish word.

The form "marihuana" is first attested in Mexican Spanish; it then spread to other varieties of Spanish and to English, French, and other languages.[12][13]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana_(word)