chandoo
English
Etymology
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Noun
chandoo (uncountable)
- An extract or preparation of opium, used in China and India for smoking.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:opium
- 1889, Rudyard Kipling, From Sea to Sea, Doubleday, published 1913, page 229:
- "The chandoo-shops shut up at six, so you'll have to see opium-smoking before dark some day. No, you won't, though."
References
1885, Edward Balfour, Cyclopaedia of India