MooT Question Icon
What word was coined by contracting a Mexican-Spanish word that means "marijuana leaves"?



Etymology, Etymology, and more Etymology
as well as grammar, usage, euphemism, slang, jargon, semantics (meaning), linguistics, neologism, idiom, word origin, syntax, dialect, lexicon (vocabulary), diction, pidgin, synonym, antonym, homonym, cant, argot, lingo, and redundancy.

A picture of a moot game

The critically-acclaimed board game MooT consists of tough questions about the nuances of the English language.
To join our mailing list and get free brain-twisting MooT questions sent to you irregularly, enter your email address and then press submit.

E-Mail address:



Back to home page


Answer: pot

According to the OLED , the word pot (1938) - in the sense marijuana - was probably coined from the Mexican-Spanish potiguaya , marijuana leaves.

Copyright 1998-2006 Blair Arts Ltd. All rights reserved.