hashish

[hash-eesh, -ish, ha-sheesh, hah-] /ˈhæʃ iʃ, -ɪʃ, hæˈʃiʃ, hɑ-/
noun
1.
the flowering tops and leaves of Indian hemp smoked, chewed, or drunk as a narcotic and intoxicant.
2.
the dried resinous exudate of the flowering tops of this plant, containing larger amounts of the active ingredient.
Also, hasheesh
[hah-sheesh, hah-sheesh] /ˈhɑ ʃiʃ, hɑˈʃiʃ/ (Show IPA).
Origin
1590-1600; < Arabic hashīsh literally, dry vegetation (e.g., hay)
Examples from the web for hashish
  • Various extracts including hashish and hash oil are also produced.
  • The missing tobacco is replaced with marijuana or hashish, and rerolled.
British Dictionary definitions for hashish

hashish

/ˈhæʃiːʃ; -ɪʃ/
noun
1.
a purified resinous extract of the dried flower tops of the female hemp plant, used as a hallucinogenic See also cannabis
2.
any hallucinogenic substance prepared from this resin
Word Origin
C16: from Arabic hashīsh hemp, dried herbage
Word Origin and History for hashish
n.

1590s, from Arabic hashish "powdered hemp," literally "dry herb," from hashsha "it became dry, it dried up."

hashish in Medicine

hashish hash·ish (hāsh'ēsh', -ĭsh, hā-shēsh', hä-)
n.
A purified resin prepared from the flowering tops of the female cannabis plant and smoked or chewed as a narcotic or an intoxicant.