droga

Portuguese

/ˈdɾɔ.ɣɐ/, /ˈdɾɔ.ɡɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • drug substance used to treat an illness or relieve a symptom
  • drug psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive
  • (informal) crap something of poor quality

Etymology

Derived from French drogue derived from Middle French drogue (cure, pharmaceutical product) derived from Old French drogue derived from Middle Dutch droge (dry).

Origin

Middle Dutch

droge

Gloss

dry

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

干, 乾

Emoji
🏜️

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