haschisch

Questions about haschisch

What does haschisch mean?

haschisch means "purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen".

How many syllables are in haschisch?

haschisch has 2 syllables and divides as ha-schisch under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for haschisch?

Close synonyms include hashish, hasheesh, hash. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is haschisch a common word?

haschisch is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.