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tobacco
(redirected from tobaccos)

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to·bac·co  (t-bk)
n. pl. to·bac·cos or to·bac·coes
1. Any of various plants of the genus Nicotiana, especially N. tabacum, native to tropical America and widely cultivated for their leaves, which are used primarily for smoking.
2. The leaves of these plants, dried and processed chiefly for use in cigarettes, cigars, or snuff or for smoking in pipes.
3. Products made from these plants.
4. The habit of smoking tobacco: I gave up tobacco.
5. A crop of tobacco.

[Spanish tabaco, possibly of Caribbean origin.]

tobacco
Noun
pl -cos or -coes an American plant with large leaves which are dried for smoking, or chewing, or made into snuff [Spanish tabaco]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tobaccotobacco - leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
drug of abuse, street drug - a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
filler - the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar
roll of tobacco, smoke - tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
smoking mixture - a blend of tobaccos to be smoked in a pipe
snuff - finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose
common tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum - tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves
nicotine - an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide
shag - a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
Turkish tobacco - a dark aromatic tobacco of eastern Europe that is used in cigarettes
plant product - a product made from plant material
2.tobaccotobacco - aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
genus Nicotiana, Nicotiana - American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage
flowering tobacco, Jasmine tobacco, Nicotiana alata - South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers
common tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum - tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves
Indian tobacco, Nicotiana rustica, wild tobacco - tobacco plant of South America and Mexico
mustard tree, Nicotiana glauca, tree tobacco - evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock
Translations
tobacco [təˈbækəu] ntabaco;
pipe tobacco → tabaco de pipa

tobacco [təˈbækəu] ntabac m;
pipe tobacco → tabac à pipe

tobacco [təˈbækəu] nTabak m;
pipe tobacco → Pfeifentabak m

tobacco [təˈbækəu] ntabacco;
pipe tobacco → tabacco da pipa

tobacco
n tobacco [təˈbӕkəu]
(a type of plant that has) leaves that are dried and used for smoking in pipes, cigarettes, cigars etc, or as snuff Tobacco is bad for your health. tabak تبْغ، دُخان тютюн tabák tobak der Tabak καπνός tabaco tubakas توتون tupakka tabac טַבָּק तम्बाकू duhan dohány tembakau tóbak tabacco 煙草の葉 담배 tabakas tabaka tembakau tabak tytoń tabaco tutun табак tobak duvan tobak ยาสูบ tütün 煙葉,煙草 тютюн تمباکو thuốc lá
n toˈbacconist [-nist]
a person who sells tobacco, cigarettes etc. tabakverkoper بائِع السَّجائِر продавач на тютюневи изделия trafikant, -ka tobakshandler der/die Tabakhändler(in) καπνοπώλης estanquero tubakapoodnik سیگار فروش tupakkakauppias marchand/-ande de tabac מוֹכֵר טַבָּק तम्बाकू पीने वाला prodavač duhanskih proizvoda trafik(os) penjual tembakau tóbakssali tabaccaio 煙草屋 담배장수 tabako pardavėjas tabakas izstrādājumu pārdevējs penjual barang-barang tembakau tabakshandelaar tobakkshandler sprzedawca wyrobów tytoniowych vendedor de tabaco persoană care vinde tutun, ţigări торговец табачными изделиями trafikant, -ka trafikant duvandžija tobakshandlare พ่อค้าขายผลิตภัณฑ์ประเภทยาสูบ sigara bayii 煙草商 торговець тютюновими виробами تمباکو فرقش người bán thuốc lá


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