marihuana
/maɾiˈwana/ · B1 · noun · f
marijuana
🌿 Sounds like María + Juana, two girls' names; English slang turned it into Mary Jane
The word came into Spanish through Mexico, and its deeper origin is uncertain. Folk etymology splits it into María + Juana, and that is where the English nickname Mary Jane comes from. Spanish spells it with h and pronounces it ma-ri-WA-na.