Where does the word "pot" come from?

[theamazingkane]

I had an odd thought today while walking around on campus. I was thinking about how some of my friends and other people that I know jokingly refer to marijuana as "the pot," and how a lot of people who don't like marijuana or people who tend to think that it's the devils drug call it "pot."

But where the hell did the word "pot" come from? I've heard people refer to marijuana as weed (most common usage probably), reefer, ganja etc. and even though I've never personally heard people use terms like grass, doobies, dope, maryjane, etc., I know that at some point people refered to marijuana by these names as well. Just by looking at the names, I can see the obvious connection to marijuana, but POT?!?! I just don't see the connection.

So, anyone here seem to know where the term comes from and about when it was first used? I'm really curious, this has been on my mind all day.

theamazingkane Reviewed by theamazingkane on 03-14-2007. Where does the word "pot" come from? I had an odd thought today while walking around on campus. I was thinking about how some of my friends and other people that I know jokingly refer to marijuana as "the pot," and how a lot of people who don't like marijuana or people who tend to think that it's the devils drug call it "pot." But where the hell did the word "pot" come from? I've heard people refer to marijuana as weed (most common usage probably), reefer, ganja etc. and even though I've never personally heard people use Rating: 5

[robert42]

Its spanish i beleive... im not 100% sure of its origins

[Jderringer]

It's short for "potiguaya", which is "marijuana leaves" in the mexican dialect of spanish.

[mowie wowie]

wow, who woulda known...

[BlazinTreesX3]

Him and deserves Rep up the ass from me for that one.

[slpntrx5]

It's short for "potiguaya", which is "marijuana leaves" in the mexican dialect of spanish.

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"damn, *****, where'd you go, weed college?" :rasta:

[Frivolous248]

how the hell did white people figure this out?

[theamazingkane]

It's short for "potiguaya", which is "marijuana leaves" in the mexican dialect of spanish.

Wow, I wasn't expecting the answer to be so succinct. I figured it was some obscure slang derivitive, but that's cool that it actually has cultural meaning.

thnx man :thumbsup:

[FreeVenice]

I always thought it was "pot" because of that "pass the dutchy" song. . . lol, I'm lame, I even know spanish. . .lol

[Breukelen advocaat]

There is no definitive proof that â??potâ?� comes from potiguaya, or other Spanish words. A very old word for marijuana is â??teaâ?� (I've only heard one person call it that, many years ago), and users may have associated the word â??potâ?� with the word. Others have suggested that it is a potted plant, or that it can be smoked in a pipe with a â??pot bowlâ??. The jury is out on this one.