hemp
See also: Hemp
English
Etymology
From Middle English hemp, hempe, henpe, henoppe, henepe, henep, hanep, from Old English henep, hænep (“hemp”), from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛmp/
- Rhymes: -ɛmp
Noun
hemp (countable and uncountable, plural hemps)
- A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
- Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
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Translations
Cannabis sativa
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a coarse fibre
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch hemd (“shirt”), from Middle Dutch hemde, hemede, from Old Dutch *hemithi, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją. Cognate with German Hemd, Yiddish העמד (hemd).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɛmp/
Noun
hemp (plural hemde, diminutive hempie)
Usage notes
- Note that the original -d- resurfaces in the plural hemde, but not in the diminutive.
Derived terms
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