how to pronounce marijuana

/ˌmæɹ.əˈwɑː.nə/

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marijuana is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of marijuana in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… been aware of a marijuana farmer on dark …”

meanings of marijuana

noun:

A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, cannabis.
The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

marijuana frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word marijuana occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.