Source of quote: Ben Palmer
Also marijuana wouldn’t be a word they use, and they speak Spanish so why would they be coding meanings in English?
Marijuana is a Spanish word though. WTH are you guys talking about?
The form “marihuana” is first attested in Mexican Spanish; it then spread to other varieties of Spanish and to English, French, and other languages.[12][13]
From your source, wikipedia:
Harry Anslinger popularized a Spanish slang word in the 1930s from a Nahuatl word, while campaigning against Cannabis
So Marihuana existed as a slang word in Mexican Spanish before the 1930s (it’s in the song La cucaracha)
But your source also says the word could be of Chinese origin…
The etymology that was in question there in your excerpt was that it came from indigenous word Nahautl mallihuan. But the only suggestion of this is from a biased source. In other words it is unlikely that the word predates Spanish in Mexico. I didn’t claim that. I said that the word comes from Mexican Spanish.
If you kept reading, you would see:
The word “marijuana” as we know it today did not appear until 1846 in Farmacopea Mexicana, though it was spelled “mariguana”. In most following instances, the word was spelled marihuana.[21][22]
Also, btw, I’m not arguing in favor of the supposed translation of the tattoo, I’m just not pretending that Spanish speakers don’t call it Marijuana when the word is originally Spanish and they definitely still do call it that. Name me a word in English that isn’t borrowed from Spanish that has a J that sounds like an H. Jalapeño, Mojito, Jicama… all Spanish words originally. Same with Marijuana.
Guys… marijuana is a spanish word.
The form “marihuana” is first attested in Mexican Spanish; it then spread to other varieties of Spanish and to English, French, and other languages.[12][13]
It’s Canabis with one n.
Also it’s Cannabis in English.
“Numerous accounts say that “marijuana” came into popular usage in the U.S. in the early 20th century because anti-cannabis factions wanted to underscore the drug’s “Mexican-ness.” It was meant to play off of anti-immigrant sentiments.”
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/07/14/201981025/the-mysterious-history-of-marijuana
