charas

English

Alternative forms

• charras
• churrus

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani चरस / چرس (caras).

Noun

charas (uncountable)

1. Cannabis resin, used as an intoxicant in India.
   • 2005, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, Vintage, published 2006, page 61:

     She had not smoked the charas to abdicate responsibility but to be sure of seizing her opportunity

Translations

cannabis resin

• Finnish: charas
• Hindi: चरस (hi) (caras)
• Persian: چرس (fa) (čaras)
• Punjabi: ਚਰਸ f (caras)
• Russian: чара́с (ru) m (čarás)
• Urdu: چرس (caras)

References

• “charas”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “charas”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “charas” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

Anagrams

• Raasch, Schaar, achars

Spanish

Noun

charas f pl

1. plural of chara